Arab Israeli conflict, 1967 war, Six Day war 

This beautifully-bound and profusely-illustrated Commemorative Edition is an historic document, a chronicle of the six-day war at the Middle East crossroads of history and faith which shook the entire world in June of 1967. It tells the complete story of an event whose dimensions and details and human ingredients make it one of the great epics of modern times. Viewed through the eyes of nameless Arabs and Jews who fought, as well as famous statesmen who debated before the eyes of the entire world, the Arab-Israeli war is vividly presented here in words and pictures. It tells the historical background of a conflict which has reached across centuries of hate and fear and bloodletting, from the biblical days of Isaac and Ishmael, through the clash of empires and cries of men, to the turmoil of 1967. It tells the full military story of the lightning war, from the earliest air strike sweeping low over Egypt to the last shot fired in Syria. Not just broad strategy, but the specific tactics, moving stories of the humble and the proud, dramatic stories of heroes and cowards - all are here in the compelling account of a war that stunned Arabs everywhere and caused all Jews to stand taller. Prepared by the same team of Associated Press authors that produced "The Torch Is Passed", the dramatic and moving story of the Kennedy assassination, this deluxe volume is a book to read now and to keep forever, to pass on the generations to come who will look back with sorrow and pride and wonder at the "Lightning Out of Israel".