7. Towards Independence (1945–1948)

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface to the English edition V
3. Table of Content IX
4. Prologue XI
5. 1. Origins (1898–1906) 1
6. 2. Milwaukee (1906–1921) 10
7. 3. Merhavia (1921–1925) 25
8. 4. Jerusalem (1925–1928) 41
9. 5. Apprenticeship (1928–1939) 48
10. 6. War and Holocaust (1939–1945) 80
11. 7. Towards Independence (1945–1948) 103
12. 8. My Friends, We Are at War (1947–1948) 142
13. 9. Interlude in Moscow (1948–1949) 173
14. 10. The Seven Good Years (1949–1956) 203
15. 11. Ben-Gurion Commands (1953–1956) 226
16. 12. The Sinai War (1956–1957) 256
17. 13. Madam Foreign Minister (1957–1965) 291
18. 14. Ben-Gurion Must Go (1956–1966) 359
19. 15. The Secretary General (1966–1968) 391
20. 16. Madam Prime Minister (1969–1973) 443
21. 17. Into the Abyss (1973) 536
22. 18. I Will Never Forgive Myself (1973) 567
23. 19. Salvage (1973–1974) 603
24. 20. Everything Is Sinking (1974–1978) 647
25. 21. Our Golda Is No More (1978) 671
26. Epilogue 681
27. Bibliography 693
28. Index 708