Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Abbreviations xi
5. List of Maps xiii
6. 1. Staking Claims: The Historical Background 1
7. 2. The United Nations Steps In: UNSCOP and the Partition Resolution 37
8. 3. The First Stage of the Civil War, November 1947–March 1948 75
9. 4. The Second Stage of the Civil War, April–mid-May 1948 113
10. 5. The Pan-Arab Invasion, 15 May–11 June 1948 180
11. 6. The First Truce, 11 June–8 July 1948, the International Community, and the War 264
12. 7. The “Ten Days” and After 273
13. 8. Operations Yoav and Hiram 320
14. 9. Operation Horev, December 1948–January 1949 350
15. 10. The Armistice Agreements, January–July 1949 375
16. 11. Some Conclusions 392
17. Notes 421
18. Bibliography 493
19. Index 507