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A State at Any Cost

As the founder of Israel, David Ben-Gurion long ago secured his reputation as a leading figure of the twentieth century. Determined from an early age to create a Jewish state, he thereupon took control of the Zionist movement, declared Israel's independence, and navigated his country through wars, controversies, and remarkable achievements. And yet Ben-Gurion remains an enigma-he could be driven and imperious, or quizzical and confounding.


Author:

  • Tom Segev

Narrator:

  • Paul Boehmer

Format:

  • Audiobook

Duration:

  • 31 h 33 min

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Biographies
  • History, politics, and warfare
  • History
  • Great occurrences and events
  • Society and Social Sciences
  • Politics

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    Tom Segev

    Tom Segev is one of Israel’s best-known historians. He is often cited as one of Israel’s New Historians who challenged the country’s traditional narratives. His books have been published in 14 languages and include 1949: The Other Israelis; One Palestine Complete: Jews and Arabs Under the British Mandate; The Seventh Million: Israelis and the Holocaust; and 1967: Israel, The War, and the Year that Transformed the Middle East.

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