Jerusalem in the Twentieth Century
"Gilbert is a first-rate storyteller." —The Wall Street Journal
"Fascinating and admirably readable . . . unmatched for sheer breadth of acutely observed historical detail." —Christopher Walker, The Times (London)
"Most noteworthy for its richness of letters, journals and anecdotes . . . the major events of this century come alive in eyewitness accounts." —The New York Times Book Review
"Extraordinarily vivid glimpses of Jerusalem life"" —Atlanta Journal Constitution
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Book details
- Author
- Martin Gilbert
- Imprint
- Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 448
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- History › Jewish
History › Modern › 20th Century
Religion › Judaism › History - Topics
- Jewish history · Middle East history · 20th century history · Israel · Palestine · urban history
- ISBN-13
- 9780471283287 (Paperback)9781620456002 (Hardcover)
About the author
MARTIN GILBERT was a British historian and the author of more than 88 books, including works on the Holocaust, Jewish history, and both World Wars. He wrote six of the eight volumes of the official Winston Churchill biography.
Gilbert was knighted in 1995 for services to British history and international relations. In 1999 the University of Oxford awarded him a Doctorate of Literature for the totality of his published work. He was a Fellow of Merton College, Oxford from 1962 and an Honorary Fellow from 1994.
Gilbert died on February 3, 2015, at age 78.