"Chaim Herzog, former President of Israel, was involved in every conflict embroiling Israel and its Arab neighbors from before the 1948 War of Independence. The Arab-Israeli Wars is Herzog's acclaimed history of Israel's fight since 1947 to preserve her existence against repeated attacks. Revised after his death by friend and colleague General Shlomo Gazit, this new edition also covers the events of the past twenty years, including the pullout from Lebanon, both intifadas, the first Gulf War, the Oslo process, and beyond. This account not only tells the story of Israel's struggle to survive but also gives a clear picture of the people and politics that continue to shape the destiny of this crucial region."--Jacket.

Includes maps of: U.N. Partition Plan; Deployment of Israeli Brigades on 15 May 1948; Road to Jerusalem to 15 May 1948; Battles of Mishmar Haemek, 4-12 April 1948; Operation Nachshon (Western Sector), 3-15 April 1948; Conquest of Safed and Its Surroundings (Operation Yiftach), May 1948; Battle for Haifa, 22 April 1948; Mopping Up around Jaffa, April-May 1948; Attacks in the Jerusalem Area, April 1948; Operation Macabee (Battle for the Jerusalem Road), May 1948; Last Battle of the Etzion Bloc, 12 May; Battles from the Invasion to the First Truce; Battle for the Jordan Valley, 15-21 May 1948; Jordan Valley - Gesher, 15-22 May 1948; Battles for the Approaches to Jenin, 28 May-9 June 1948; Battles in Jerusalem up to the First Truce; First Attack on Latrun, 23 May 1948; Second Attack on Latrun, 30 May 1948; Operation Dekel - the Capture of Nazareth, 16 July 1948; Operation Danny - Western Sector, 9-12 July 1948; Faluja Area; Negba and Its Surroundings; Operation Hiram, 29-31 October 1948; Operation Yoav, 15-22 October 1948; Positions in the Area of the Egyptian Junction; Operation Horev, 22 December 1948-8 January 1949; Conquest of Auja (Nitzana) - Operation Horev, 27 December 1948; Operation Uvda, 6-10 March 1949; Israeli Offensive Phase A, 29-30 October 1956; Israeli Offensive Phase B, 31 October-1 November 1956; Battle for the Abu Ageila Stronghold, 31 October 1956; Battle of Rafah, 31 October-1 November 1956; Israeli Offensive Phase C, 2-5 November 1956; Israeli Airstrikes, 5-10 June 1967; Strategy of the Sinai Campaign, 5-8 June 1967; Main Battles in the West Bank and Jerusalem, 5-7 June 1967; Main Israeli Moves in the Jerusalem Area, 5-7 June 1967; Battle for Jerusalem, 5-7 June 1967; Main Battles in the Golan Heights, 9-10 June 1967; Karameh Operation, 21 March 1968; IDF Raids in Egyptian Territory; Armoured Raid on the Western Shore of the Gulf of Suez, 9 September 1969; Deployment of Forces, 1400 Hours, Saturday, 6 October 1973, Southern Front; Israeli Attacks on Egyptian Bridgeheads, 7 and 8 October; Israeli Crossing, 16 October 1973; Israeli Advance West of the Canal and Cease-fire Line; Deployment of Forces, 1400 Hours, Saturday, 6 October 1973, Northern Front; Maximum Syrian Penetration, Midnight, Sunday, 7 October; Israeli Counterattack Reaches Purple Line, Wednesday Morning, 10 October; Breakthrough, 11 October 1973; Israeli Naval Raids; Operation Peace for Galilee; Beirut. First ed. c1982. New material and new introduction c2004.

The War of Independence, 1948-1949 --Confrontation in Palestine -- Israeli forces and dispositions -- Arab forces and dispositions -- Military confrontation -- The struggle intensifies -- Operation 'Nachshon' -- Plan D -- The battle for Jerusalem -- The Mandate ends -- To the First Truce, 15 May to 11 June 1948 -- The northern front -- The central front -- The battle for Jerusalem -- The southern front -- The first truce -- To the Second Truce, 18 July to 15 October 1948 -- The northern front -- The central front and Jerusalem -- The southern front -- The second truce -- The Decision -- Decision in Galilee -- The southern front: the Faluja pocket -- The southern front: The 'Horev' offensive -- Summary: The Israeli Victory -- The Sinal Campaign of 1956 -- New regimes: the rise of Nasser's Egypt -- The arena of war and the opposing forces -- The war -- the Mitla battle -- The battle of Abu Ageila -- The battle for Rafah -- The battle for the Gaza Strip -- The battle for the Straits of Tiran -- The air and naval war -- Britain, France and the United Nations -- Summary: 'A Work of Art' -- The Six Day War, 1967 -- The confrontation -- The pre-emptive strike -- The Second Sinai Campaign -- The War with Jordan -- The encirclement of Jerusalem -- The West Bank: Samaria -- The fall of Jerusalem -- To the Jordan valley -- The Golan Heights -- Summary: A Vindication -- The War of Attrition -- 'Defensive rehabilitation' -- 'Offensive defence' and the Bar-Lev Line -- Jordan and the PLO -- The 'liberation' phase.