List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: No Master but God
1. A Pillar of Fire on the Road to Zion: Beginning of the Return, 1881–1896
2. An Eye toward Zion: The Zionist Movement Ascendant, 1896–1918
3. It Is Good to Die for Our Country: Tension under the British Mandate, 1918–1933
4. The Great Catastrophe: Jews Flee Nazi Germany while Palestine Erupts, 1933–1939
5. An Indifferent World, Cold and Cruel: Palestine and the Holocaust, 1939–1946
6. Nothing Can Keep Us from Our Jewish Homeland: End of the British Mandate, 1946–1947
7. The Darkest Moment of Our Struggle: War between the Jews and Arabs of Palestine, 1947–1948
8. We Shall Triumph! Israel’s War of Independence, 1948–1949
9. A Heavy Burden: The Jewish State Fights to Survive, 1949–1957
10. Masada Shall Not Fall Again! Years of Growth and Consolidation, 1957–1967
11. To Live or Perish: The Jewish State Faces a Hostile Ring of Nations, May–June 1967
12. Israel’s Golden Summer: The Six-Day War and Its Aftermath, 1967–1970
13. We May Be in Trouble: Buildup to Surprise, 1970–1973
14. The Destruction of the Third Temple: The Yom Kippur War and Its Consequences, 1973–1977
15. Nation Shall Not Lift Up Sword against Nation: Camp David Accords, 1977–1981
16. The Most-Televised War in History: The Lebanon War and the Intifada, 1982–1992
17. Enough of Blood and Tears! The Oslo Peace Process, 1992–2001
18. The Third Way: The Second Intifada and Beyond, 2001–2014
Conclusion: Why Masada Did Not Fall
Notes
Bibliography
Index