This summer Greenhill will publish Chaim Herzog’s internationally acclaimed The Arab-Israeli Wars, in a much extended and fully revised edition. Herzog, former President of Israel and leading military figure from Israel’s earliest days, was in a unique position to write the book and his knowledge of his subject, together with his scrupulously balanced view have led to this book becoming the standard work on the subject. He died in 1997, but for this new edition retired General Shlomo Gazit has brought the book up to date by adding over 100 pages covering the twenty years since the book was first published, and Brigadier General Michael Herzog and Isaac Herzog, member of the Knesset and Chief Whip of the Labour Party, have written a new introduction, from which the following is an extract. “Although the region has experienced a lot of bloodshed, one cannot ignore the rays of hope and the endless efforts towards peace in the Middle East. Peace accords and truces have been signed. When the first edition of this book was published, the peace between Israel and Egypt was just at its inception. More than two decades later, one can firmly state that this peace has withstood great upheavals and storms. The same can be said for the courageous peace between Israel and Jordan. While endless initiatives have been introduced to reach a peaceful agreement between Israel and Syria and between Israel and the Palestinians, we must continue in this mission until a solution is reached. The Oslo Accords led to a substantial Israeli withdrawal from Palestinian territories and the establishment of the Palestinian Authority, with the ultimate vision of creating a Palestinian state living peacefully side by side with Israel. The peoples of both sides are fatigued and ready for a major breakthrough that will lead to an amicable solution. An agreement cannot be brought about by terror and violence, but only through negotiations with both parties making painful concessions for peace.” General (Res.) Shlomo Gazit was a longtime friend and fellow officer of Chaim Herzog. He reconstructed the Israeli military intelligence following the trauma of the surprise Arab attack at the start of the Yom Kippur (1973) War. He is a distinguished military analyst and commentator who has written and published extensively on the Arab-Israeli wars and strategic issues pertaining to the Middle East and is involved with many academic and public ventures dealing with related matters. He has reviewed and updated the original chapters of the book and added developments in the conflict since the publication of the first edition in the early 1980s. We are grateful to him for his contribution without which this updated version could not have come about. The new introduction adds, “Our beloved father dedicated the original edition of this book to us, his children, with the heartfelt wish “May you know war no more.” It is also our deepest wish for our children that they will one day see a new peaceful era in the region and that the saga depicted in this book will not call for additional chapters in the future.” This new edition is published as a hardback will be completed by a number of new photographs. Back to Greenhill Military Book News No. 128 Table of Contents Back to Greenhill Military Book News List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 2004 by Greenhill Books This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com