Title The British Army in Palestine and the 1948 War : Containment, Withdrawal and Evacuation / Alon Kadish

Published London ; New York, NY : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (1 volume) Series Israeli history, politics and society Cass series--Israeli history, politics, and society. Contents Soldiering in Palestine 1947-1948 -- The southern sector -- Railways -- The road to Jaffa, the road to Jerusalem -- Jerusalem -- The Galilee and Haifa -- Jaffa -- The course of the evacuation -- Some final observations and conclusions Summary "Following the end of the Second World War the main mission of the British Army in Palestine was to contain Jewish attacks and illegal immigration while the fate of the Mandate was being decided. This book is a record of the British Army during the final year and its impact on the course and outcome of the 1948 war. With the decision of the UN General Assembly on 29th November 1947 to partition Palestine and the anticipated intercommunal violence, the Army was made responsible for the maintenance of law and order throughout Palestine until the termination of the Mandate on 15th May 1948. These crucial years in history are considered from the point of view of the ranks of the British Army, e.g soldiers and field commanders rather than that of generals, decision-makers and leaders. Making extensive use of memoirs, contemporary writing and private diaries, this original work is based on archival material. Subjects such as regimental life, leisure activities, are also explored. The book offers an important contribution to the history of the Middle East, and readers interested in political science, military history, Palestine and Israel will find this book a key resource"- Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Alon Kadish served in the Engineers Corps, Israeli Defence Force, rank Lt.-Col. (res.). He received his bachelor's degree in arts from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and D. Phil. from Oxford University. He taught at the History Department of the Hebrew University from 1980 to 2019 and in the Israel Defence Force (IDF) Command and Staff College and Tactical Command College. He was the Head of IDF History Department at the General Staff during 2007-2014. He has published and edited, mainly in Hebrew, books and articles on Israeli military history, mostly on the 1948 War Print version record Subject Great Britain. Army -- History -- 20th century SUBJECT Great Britain. Army fast Subject Mandates -- Palestine -- History -- 20th century HISTORY -- Middle East -- Israel. HISTORY -- Military -- General. Diplomatic relations Mandates SUBJECT Palestine -- History -- 1929-1948. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85097176 Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Palestine Palestine -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain Subject Great Britain Middle East -- Palestine Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780429453649 0429453647 9780429843327 0429843321 9780429843334 042984333X 9780429843310 0429843313

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