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I am currently on a huge Historical Fiction binge and LOVING it. I am learning so much.
I am looking for some recommendations for good books on the Arab-Israeli wars. There are so many out there and one cannot tell by Amazon's rating system on this sensitive a subject due to religious and political bias by the raters.
I've read some pretty, pretty dry books targeted for scholars as opposed to the casual reader. Tough reading but I managed to get through somehow .
I thought EXODUS was wonderful Historical Fiction. A departure from the non-fiction accounts but not by very much.
In short, I'm reading Historical Fiction AND non-fiction presently and looking for recommendations for above subject, if any. If not, any recommendations will do - on other LOVED/GREAT and highly recommended HF titles and/or authors. Already have plenty of books by Clavell, Michener and Rutherford in my TBR pile.
Thanks and have a great day!
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Our Jerusalem by Bertha Spafford Vester is an excellent true account of a family who relocates to Jerusalem after the Chicago fire and becomes involved helping the Palestinians. It is historical and highly interesting and readable.
Our Man in Damascus, is a good true life spy story.
_________________ “I think one of [James Hoffmeier’s] most important points is that we have unrealistic expectations for what archaeology can offer us as far as ‘proving’ Exodus: ‘After all, what evidence, short of an inscription in a Proto-Canaanite script stating “bricks made by Hebrew slaves” would be considered proof that the Israelites were in Egypt. Archaeology’s ability … is quite limited.’” Jeff Lambert, Editorial Associate, Biblical Archaeological Review. via email January 26, 2010 8:20:58 AM. [email receipiant redacted for privacy reasons. See Thread-The Bible's Buried Secrets for full text.]
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Our man in Damascus! The Eli Cohen story! I didn't recognize the title. AWESOME recommendation.
I've been meaning to read up on that tragedy. That's a Must Read for me. Have you seen the website dedicated to him?
Thanks again.
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“A classic is a book which people praise and don't read.”
"War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who's left."
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Thanks so much. Will order those 2 from the library. Both sound YUMMY.
Re: the first book, are you referring to the Arab refugees expelled by Israel after the War Of Liberation, 1948? Just curious.
Still open to more suggestions fellow bibliophiles ((Giant toothy grin))
Our Jerusalem deals primarily with events near the turn of the 20th century and WWI. The community established by the expatriots found the Palestinians in awful conditions. They established schools, a hospital, various businesses the people could work in, and a refuge for women and children abandoned by their husbands or families. It is not a particulary political book, but you will sense their sypathies are with the people.
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I see. Yes, there was a wave of Jews who came to Palestine in the 1880's or so if memory serves. Getting into the nuts and bolts of that particular wave of Jewish immigration would be fantastic reading. I can't wait.
A lot of the peoples and/or tribes in the Middle East were pretty primitive then and even many, many decades later. Sad.
What I'll never understand is how they could be so destitute while producing millions of barrels of oil every day. Does not compute...What I am reading now, in a kind of general way, is what life was like for Israel in the early years after Statehood. Tasty stuff.
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