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* The troubles in Palestine between the end of the Second World War and the declaration of the state of Israel on 14 May 1948 ruptured Middle Eastern history and left an indelible mark on the modern world. * Chronicling in gripping detail this critical period that led, for the Jews, to the establishment of their national homeland, and, for the Palestinians, to their Nakba ('Catastrophe'), Norman Rose's 'A Senseless, Squalid War' gives powerful expression to all those who took part in these stirring events- Britons, Jews and Arabs alike. * The book draws on a rich medley of official documents, private papers, biographies, memoirs, diaries, letters, newspapers, novels, songs, plays and reminiscences. It vividly reconstructs the attitudes and experiences of the many diverse participants, be they foot-soldiers or generals, hawks or doves, politicians or diplomats, dissidents, terrorists, writers, teachers, or simply men and women on the street, each voice telling its own story, woven into a compelling historical narrative that shifts seamlessly from one level of experience to another. * A diplomatic stalemate amidst the horrific revelations of the Holocaust; militant guerrilla gro

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Rose's account vividly records the experiences of people embroiled in problems of governance and territorial rights which are still proving intractable 60 years later -- Nick Rennison Sunday Times This is a fascinating book -- Stephen Halliday Daily Telegraph A scholarly book..but no dry academic account -- Hyam Corney Upfront A lucid, humane and fair-minded guide to a hugely contentious history Times Higher Education Supplement Excellent new history of the Mandate of Palestine offers a detailed account of the final years of British rule -- Calder Walton Times Literary Supplement

Rose's account vividly records the experiences of people embroiled in problems of governance and territorial rights which are still proving intractable 60 years later -- Nick Rennison Sunday Times This is a fascinating book -- Stephen Halliday Daily Telegraph Excellent new history of the Mandate of Palestine offers a detailed account of the final years of British rule -- Calder Walton Times Literary Supplement A scholarly book... but no dry academic account -- Hyam Corney Upfront Norman Rose's excellent new history of the Mandate of Palestine offers a detailed account of the final years of British rule... Rose's history should be read by anyone interested in the history of Palestine, as well as anyone who wishes to understand how not to wage a successful counter-insurgency Times Literary Supplement

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Norman Rose is a graduate of the LSE and now holds the Chair of International Relations at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. A distinguished historian and Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, he is also the author of much acclaimed biographies of Winston Churchill, Chaim Weitzman and Harold Nicholson, as well as a study of the Cliveden Set.

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