Michael B Oren Livres

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. Perhaps never has a conflict so short, unforeseen and largely unwanted by both sides, so transformed the world.

In 1967 the future of the state of Israel was far from certain. But with its swift and stunning military victory against an Arab coalition led by Egypt in the Six Day War, Israel not only preserved its existence but redrew the map of the region, with fateful consequences. The Camp David Accords, the assassinations of Anwar Sadat and Yitzhak Rabin, the intifada, and the current troubled peace negotiations--all of these trace their origins to the Six Day War.Michael Oren's Six Days of War is a gripping account of one of the most dramatic and important episodes in the history of the Middle East. With exhaustive research in primary sources--including Soviet, Jordanian, and Syrian files not previously available--he has reconstructed the tension-filled background and the dramatic military events of the conflict, drawing the threads together in a riveting narrative, enlivened by crisp characters sketches of major characters (many of whom, from Ariel Sharon to Yasser Arafat, are still leading figures today). Most important, Oren has unearthed some dramatic new findings. He has discovered that a top-secret Egyptian plan to invade Israel and wipe out its army and nuclear reactor came within hours of implementation. He also reveals how the superpowers narrowly avoided a nuclear showdown over the Eastern Mediterranean and how a military coup in Israel almost occurred on the eve of the war.

"Michael B. Oren's memoir of his time as Israel's ambassador to the United States--a period of transformative change for America and a time of violent upheaval throughout the Middle East--provides a frank, fascinating look inside the special relationship between America and its closest ally in the region."--Amazon.com

The book explores America's intricate 230-year relationship with the Middle East, revealing lesser-known interactions through a wealth of sources, including government documents and personal accounts. Michael B. Oren delves into the experiences of merchants, missionaries, and travelers, providing a comprehensive narrative that highlights the complexities and dynamics of U.S. engagement with this vibrant yet tumultuous region.

The book offers a comprehensive scholarly analysis of the origins of the 1956 Sinai campaign, focusing on the complex political and historical factors that led to the conflict between Egypt and Israel. It delves into the intricate relationships and events that shaped this pivotal moment in Middle Eastern history, providing insights into the motivations of the involved nations and the broader geopolitical implications.

A thrilling literary fiction whodunit for fans of Delia Owens and Jacqueline Winspear World War II is raging overseas, but life remains painfully quiet on the rugged New England fishing island of Fourth Cliff. With most of its able-bodied male inhabitants away in the service, the island is now home only to aged fishermen, concerned women and children, and second-rate soldiers guarding a low-priority military emplacement and camp for Italian POWs. With her husband Archie, Fourth Cliff's beloved police captain, off fighting in the Marines, Mary Beth Swann steps into his role. Though a cop herself, she has to fight for the respect of Fourth Cliff's hardscrabble residents. And that's before a murdered POW surfaces in a fisherman's net, followed by more bodies. Determined to find the killer, Swann must rely only on the help of a simple-minded deputy, a disgraced doctor, and a mob-connected mainlander to prove her worth to Fourth Cliff--and to herself. In the tradition of Where the Crawdads Sing and the BBC's Foyle's War, Michael Oren's novel seizes the reader and doesn't let go until the very last page.

První komplexní popis šestidenní války od americko-izraelského historika a diplomata Michaela B. Orena. Ačkoli arabsko-izraelská válka v roce 1967 trvala pouhých šest napjatých červnových dní, nikdy ve skutečnosti neskončila. Každá krize, která v následujících desetiletích zasáhla tento region, od jomkipurské války v roce 1973 až po současnou válku Izraele s teroristickou organizací Hamás, je přímým důsledkem těchto šesti dnů bojů. Michael B. Oren píše jako zkušený vypravěč i historik s hlubokým porozuměním faktům a motivům a rekonstruuje nejen bleskurychlé dění na bojištích, ale i zákulisní machinace, snahy o získání diplomatické a materiální podpory a samozřejmě i angažmá obou tehdejších světových supervelmocí. Šestidenní válka, jak Oren ukazuje, neznamenala jen překreslení hranic na Blízkém východě, ale také hluboký otřes v mapě politického uspořádání tehdejšího světa, vězícího ve studené válce. Po remíze v Koreji a blamáži ve Vietnamu se jednalo o jeden z prvních citelných úderů sovětskému bloku, který vyvolal reakci i v tehdejším Československu. V dnešní době, kdy dochází ke stále ostřejší a zaujatější dezinterpretaci dějin a izraelsko-arabský konflikt vyvolává emoce na všech stranách, je Orenova kniha vzácnou ukázkou poctivé historiografické práce "sine ira et studio", bez hněvu a zaujetí, čerpající z dobových, dnes již odtajněných dokumentů, i z rozhovorů s přímými účastníky tehdejších událostí.