Israel: Birth of A Nation Format:DVD In his role as commander-in-chief

In his role as commander-in-chief

National Geographic explorer-in-residence and director of the National Geographic Genographic Project

Gerald McRaney

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Israel: Birth of A Nation Format:DVD In his role as commander-in-chiefIsrael declared its sovereignty on May 14, 1948. One day later, armies from Lebanon, Syria, Transjordan, Egypt, and Iraq invaded. With only 600,000 people in the infant nation, the odds seemed overwhelming. Yet they not only survived, they triumphed, and by 1949 armistice negotiations began that would ensure the existence of the Jewish State. Sir Martin Gilbert, author of over sixty books and the host of A&E 's JERUSALEM, hosts this gripping account