Cornfeld G Editor (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. wrap to cover, dust jacket rubbed at extremities. Dust jacket in clear protector. History of the Sinai campaign in 1956, in which Britain, France, and Israel, in a coordinated military campaign, invaded Egypt. Text in Hebrew, English, and French. 127pp 1.44lb 8.9x9.8x0.6in. …

Hardbound. Condition: Very Good-. Oblong quarto in worn dust jacket, 148 pp., b/w photos, color maps Text is in Hebrew, English and German.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Text is in English and French and Hebrew. 14 pages of English Text. Format is 9.75 inches by 9 inches. 127, [12] pages. Color maps on DJ. DJ worn, torn, soiled, and chipped. Illustrations. Maps. The Six-Day War, also known as the June War, 1967 Arab-Israeli War, or Third Arab-Israeli War, was fought between 5 and 10 June 1967 by Israel and the neighboring states Egypt (known at the time as the United Arab Republic), Jordan, and Syria. On 5 June, Israel launched what it claimed were a series of preemptive airstrikes against Egyptian airfields. Which side caused the war is one of a number of controversies relating to the conflict. The Egyptians were caught by surprise, and nearly the entire Egyptian air force was destroyed with few Israeli losses, giving the Israelis air supremacy. Simultaneously, the Israelis launched a ground offensive into the Gaza Strip and the Sinai, which again caught the Egyptians by surprise. After some initial resistance, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser ordered the evacuation of the Sinai. Israeli forces rushed westward in pursuit of the Egyptians, inflicted heavy losses, and conquered the Sinai. Nasser induced Syria and Jordan to begin attacks on Israel by using the initially confused situation to claim that Egypt had repelled the Israeli air strike. Israeli counterattacks resulted in the capture and occupation of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, from the Jordanians and the Golan Heights from Syria.…