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Six Days of War

June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East

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Six Days of War

By: Michael B. Oren
Narrated by: Robert Whitfield
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 In Israel and the West, it is called the Six Day War. In the Arab world, it is known as the June War or, simply, as "the Setback". Never has a conflict so short, unforeseen, and largely unwanted by both sides so transformed the world. The Yom Kippur War, the war in Lebanon, the Camp David accords, the controversy over Jerusalem and Jewish settlements in the West Bank, the intifada, and the rise of Palestinian terror are all part of the outcome of those six days of intense Arab-Israeli fighting in the summer of 1967.

Michael B. Oren spotlights all the participants: Arab, Israeli, Soviet, and American, as well as all the world leaders involved in this earth-shaking clash that transformed the world.

©2002 Michael B. Oren (P)2003 Blackstone Audiobooks 20th Century Israel & Palestine Middle East Military Modern Political Science Politics & Government War Royalty Iran Africa

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"Oren is not only a lucid, compelling writer, but reader Robert Whitfield is a master at narrative drive through intonation alone. The listener cannot put this book down. A triumph." ( AudioFile)
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This is an excellent account of how a crisis can degenerate into a war. I know the history of the Middle East quite well but learned a great deal from this book -- particularly the reminders about how worthless security guarantees from Europe and the US can be. My only criticism of the book itself is that the author sometimes takes memoirs at face value rather than putting them in the context of the motivations of the writer and the subject: for example, are a few of the Yiddish bon mots what the players wish they had said or were they really that quick witted? The narrator is good and the reading is never dull but his pronunciation of Hebrew and Arabic terms is careless and sometimes unitelligible if you don't know what he is trying to say

A fascinating acoount of the politics of a war

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I liked it. I found it clear and accessible with a good flow, with new insights

Clear, flowing and insightful

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This is a superbly written audiobook. The author has thought very deeply about how best to outline and deep-dive into one of the most complex modern conflicts. It was really a joy to listen to, and at no time did I lose interest. If you are a history buff I can easily recommend it.

Very well thought out outline and deep-dive into one of modern history is most important by conflicts

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Would you consider the audio edition of Six Days of War to be better than the print version?

The narration is clear and well paced and allowed the story to wash over me easily. Not necessarily better than reading a print version, it was certainly easier for me to access and meant I may have taken considerably longer to read otherwise.

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The research behind this version of the 6 day war is drawn from more and more varied sources than previously available and as such it adds some clear and powerful validations of the facts as we historically have known them.

Balanced and engaging - a pivotal week in history.

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The author has written the most thorough account of a tragically pointless conflict. It was to set the stsge of yet another Mìddle East conflict. Attempting to overcome the shame of that war, even more died and were maimed. So many opportunities for peaceful coexistence were missed then and since. The author could not imagine the massive changes that were to shake the Arab war. ,

The Futility of War.

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