One Palestine, Complete: Jews And Arabs Under The British Mandate

Tom Segev's widely-acclaimed work has changed the way we view the history of Israel. Now, in this new book, he discusses the three decades when Palestine was ruled by the British Empire: and Britain's promise to both Jews and Arabs that they would inherit the land.

Segev reconstructs in vivid detail the tumultuous era when anything seemed possible and everything went awry. Here are the legendary figures - General Allenby, Lawrence of Arabia, King Faisal, Chaim Weizmann and David Ben-Gurion, all participants in a multicultural spectacle of revolution and decadence, prophecy and illusion.

This book is a stunning history of a dramatic period that witnessed the decline of an empire, the birth of one nation and the tragedy of another.