The Hope
by Herman Wouk
Book #128 - Price $3.99
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This hardcover book is in near fine / like new
condition. Only flaw is the missing dust jacket. Hardcover binding is med.
blue and dark blue cloth binding with gold writing on binding edge. Pages
are crisp and clean, no stains, looks unread or read only once. Min. signs
of wear on hardcover edges. Book is 693 pages long. Map inside showing
Egypt, Jordan and surrounding area. There are 2 ISBN #'s inside. This could
be the deluxe edition which is 0316955213. Additional pictures of condition
are available.
BOOK DESCRIPTION:
In the Historical notes to this solid saga encapsulating
three Israeli-Arab wars, Wouk makes astute reference to the element that
gives the novel its considerable power. He refers to his "arduous
personal research ...which is one reason that my books appear at long
intervals." Conceding the impossibility of using cool perspective
about events so recent and often still hotly debated, he then clarifies
which episodes in the novel are based on fact. These accounts of
specific battles, behind the scenes political skirmishes in Israel and
diplomatic strategy in Washington, D.C., provide the novel's fascinating
historical background and true drama. Among and between his accounts
of the 1948 War of Independence, the Suez crisis and the Six Day War, Wouk
weaves a story of two protagonists and their fortunes in love and war.
Young Polish immigrant Yossi Blumenthal first distinguishes himself in
battle in such a reckless manner that he is dubbed Don Kishote; he goes on
to become a military hero. His commander, Zev Barak is sidelined into
diplomacy and becomes an attache in Washington. Such actual figures as
David Ben Gurion, Moshe Dayan, Golda Meir and others are depicted with
candor and credibility. While his account is sympathetic to Israel,
Wouk does not paint the Arabs with a tarred brush; nor does he put a false
gloss on less than admirable episodes in the short history of the Jewish
nation. Though his prose at times peregrinates into the pedestrian,
Wouk has not lost his touch. This is an engrossing and often moving
tale.
A photo gallery of pictures from this book is shown below
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