Year 12 ATAR Modern History Unit 4
First Arab Israeli war (1948-9)
Last updated 10 October 2018
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Bottaro, J. (2012). History for the IB diploma: the Arab-Israeli conflict, 1945-79. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Gartman, E. (2015). Return to Zion: The History of Modern Israel. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press. Retrieved from Questia School database.
Hogue, J. (2017, October 14). Episode 36 – The first Arab-Israeli War – Cold War in Middle East [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from https://www.historyofthecoldwarpodcast.com/episode-36-first-arab-israeli-war-cold-war-middle-east/
Karsh, E. (2009). The Arab-Israeli conflict the 1948 war. New York: Rosen.
Ross, S. (1995). Causes and consequences of the Arab-Israeli conflict. London, England: Evans Brothers.
Schulze, K. E. (2008). The Arab-Israeli conflict. (2nd ed). Harlow, Essex: Pearson Longman.
Scott-Baumann, M. (2016).The Middle East, 1908-2011. (Second revised edition). London, England: Hodder Education.
Slavicek, L. C. (2011). Birth of the state of Israel and the first Arab-Israeli war. In The Establishment of the State of Israel. New York: Facts On File. Retrieved from Modern World History database.
Be aware that this book chapter is from an American perspective.
Trueman, C.N. (2015). Israel and the 1948 War. Retrieved from https://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/modern-world-history-1918-to-1980/the-middle-east-1917-to-1973/israel-and-the-1948-war/