War of the Zionist Giants - David Ben-Gurion and Chaim Weizmann

While David Ben-Gurion and Chaim Weizmann led very different lives, their paths crossed, or often clashed, as they became major influencers in the creation of the State of Israel. This book describes the battle between two "giants" which took place over 32 years.

List of contents

Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1: Our Heroes Prepare to Leave the Nest-David
Chapter 2: Chaim Sets Out for Europe
Chapter 3: Chaim's Love Affair with Britain
Chapter 4: David Begins to put down his Political Roots in Palestine
Chapter 5: The Impact of Jabotinski and Revisionism on Zionist Politics
Chapter 6: Co-Operation between the Two Men from Weizmann's Return to the Z.O Presidency in 1935, Until the Outbreak of WWII
Chapter 7: War Would Severely Damage Their New Found Harmony
Chapter 8: From Z.O President to the First President of the State of Israel
Conclusion
Bibliography
About the author
Index

About the author

Nick Reynold received his doctorate from Bar-Ilan University

Summary

While David Ben-Gurion and Chaim Weizmann led very different lives, their paths crossed, or often clashed, as they became major influencers in the creation of the State of Israel. This book describes the battle between two “giants” which took place over 32 years.

Product details

• Authors: Nick Reynold, Reynold Nick
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781498559607
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-5960-7
• No. of pages: 286
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Israel, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: historical, political & military, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, HISTORY / World, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Middle East / Israel & Palestine, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, Middle East, General & world history, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Politics & government, Political leaders & leadership, Comparative Politics, Politics and government, Middle Eastern history, General and world history, Biography: historical, political and military, Political leaders and leadership, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Arab & Middle Eastern