| A Safe Haven: Harry S. Truman and the Founding of Israel Contributor(s): Radosh, Ronald (Author), Radosh, Allis (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060594640 ISBN-13: 9780060594640 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - Israel & Palestine - History | United States - 20th Century - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 327.730 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.3" W x 7.9" (0.85 lbs) 464 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 1950's - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: " This] revelatory account of Truman's vital contributions to Israel's founding. . .is told. . . with an elegance informed by thorough research. Even knowing how the story ends, A Safe Haven had me sitting on the edge of my seat." A dramatic, detailed account of the events leading up to the creation of a Jewish homeland and the true story behind President Harry S. Truman's controversial decision to recognize of the State of Israel in 1948, drawn from Truman's long-lost diary entries and other previously unused archival materials. |
Contributor Bio(s): Radosh, Ronald: - Allis Radosh has taught at Sarah Lawrence College and the City University of New York, and served as a program officer at the National Endowment for the Humanities. Ronald Radosh, professor emeritus of history at the City University of New York and adjunct senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, is the author or coauthor of fourteen books, including The Rosenberg File. He has written for The New Republic, National Review, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and many other publications. This is the second book they have written together. They live in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Radosh, Allis: -Allis Radosh has taught at Sarah Lawrence College and the City University of New York, and served as a program officer at the National Endowment for the Humanities. Ronald Radosh, professor emeritus of history at the City University of New York and adjunct senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, is the author or coauthor of fourteen books, including The Rosenberg File. He has written for The New Republic, National Review, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and many other publications. This is the second book they have written together. They live in Martinsburg, West Virginia. |