Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Abbreviations vii
4. Preface: Last Rites ix
5. 1. Mes’ha: The Beginning 1
6. 2. Kadoorie Agricultural School 35
7. 3. Ginossar 53
8. 4. The Start of Security Work 79
9. 5. British-Jewish ‘‘Cooperation’’ 109
10. 6. The Palmah: Beginnings 126
11. 7. The Palmah, 1943–47 141
12. 8. Countdown to Statehood and the Onset of War 178
13. 9. The Ten-Day Campaigns 209
14. 10. Commanding Officer of the Southern Front 238
15. 11. Triumph and Tragedy 282
16. Epilogue: The End of Things 298
17. Notes 323
18. Bibliography 363
19. Index 369
20. Acknowledgments 385