A new biography of Ariel Sharon.(Book Review)

From: Midstream | Date: September 1, 2003| Author: Ages, Arnold | Copyright information

Sharon: Israel's Warrior-Politician, by Anita Miller, Jordan Miller, and Sigalit Zetouni. Chicago: Academy Chicago Publishers, 2002, 650 pp., $32.50.

Reading this massive, sprawling biography of Ariel Sharon is a little like reading a lengthy synopsis of the news about Israel and the Palestinian Arabs during the past 60 years. Ariel Sharon was, from his early years, a major player in the struggle for the Jewish State. His role, however, was primarily a military and strat...

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