{"product_id":"gidi-joseph-evron-9789652294418","title":"Gidi: One Chasing a Thousand","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFew knew him by his full name, Amihai Paglin.\u003cbr\u003e Everyone called him \"Gidi.\"\u003cbr\u003e His name became a legend.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e He appeared suddenly, like a shooting star, out of the looming storm clouds of the Jewish war for independence in Palestine - Eretz Israel. He turned the Irgun Zvai Leumi into a formidable fighting machine, striking at the British without pause and without mercy - and 100,000 military and police personnel could find no effective response.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This riveting, fast-paced biography traces Amihai Paglin's rise through the ranks of the IZL, and describes in detail the military operations that ultimately led to the British evacuation from Palestine. Packed with first-person interviews with those who made this history, and meticulously researched in the archives of the period, here is the full story of the bombing of the King David Hotel, the conquest of Jaffa, and more, told from the perspective of an insider.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Evron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9652294411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789652294418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gefen Publishing House, Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.87d","brand":"Joseph Evron","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49148154249471,"sku":"9789652294418","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gidi-joseph-evron-9789652294418","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}