Michael B. Oren is an American-born Israeli historian and author, and was Israel’s ambassador to the United States from 2009 to 2013. He has written three New York Times bestsellers—Ally: My Journey Across the American-Israeli Divide; Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East, 1776 to the Present; and Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East, which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for history and the National Jewish Book Award. Throughout his illustrious career as a Middle East scholar, Dr. Oren has been a distinguished fellow at the Shalem Center in Jerusalem, a contributing editor to The New Republic, and a visiting professor at Harvard, Yale, and Georgetown. The Forward named Oren one of the five most influential American Jews, and The Jerusalem Post listed him as one of the world’s ten most influential Jews. He currently lives with his family in Tel Aviv. He is a member of the Knesset and the Deputy Minister for Diplomacy in the Prime Minister's Office.
“Powerful . . . A highly readable, even gripping account of the
1967 conflict . . . [Oren] has woven a seamless narrative out of a
staggering variety of diplomatic and military strands.”—The New
York Times
“With a remarkably assured style, Oren elucidates nearly every
aspect of the conflict. . . . Oren’s [book] will remain the
authoritative chronicle of the war. His achievement as a writer and
a historian is awesome.”—The Atlantic Monthly
“This is not only the best book so far written on the six-day war,
it is likely to remain the best.”—The Washington Post Book
World
“Phenomenal . . . breathtaking history . . . a profoundly talented
writer. . . .
This book is not only one of the best books on this critical
episode in Middle East history; it’s one of the best-written books
I’ve read this year, in any genre.”—The Jerusalem Post
“[In] Michael Oren’s richly detailed and lucid account, the
familiar story is thrilling once again. . . . What makes this book
important is the breadth and depth of the research.”—The New York
Times Book Review
“A first-rate new account of the conflict.”—The Washington Post
“The definitive history of the Six-Day War . . . [Oren’s] narrative
is precise but written with great literary flair. In no one else’s
study is there more understanding or more surprise.”—Martin Peretz,
Publisher, The New Republic
“Compelling, perhaps even vital, reading.”—San Jose Mercury News
In perhaps one of the most valuable recent works on this subject, Oren, a scholar and Senior Fellow at the Shalem Center, Jerusalem, details events from the Six Day War known in the Arab world as Al-Naksah (the setback) or simply the June war. The book's value lies in its focus and extensive documentation of multilingual resources, including archives, newspapers, reports, books, interviews, and Internet sites. In addition, Oren covers the international, regional, and domestic implications of the war and uses maps to illustrate the geographical changes and military strategies. Many books, e.g., Ahron Bregman's Israel's War: 1947-1993, Tibi Bassam's Conflict and War in the Middle East, 1967-91, and Eric Hammel's Six Days in June, cover a broader period, rely heavily on analysis, or fall short of objectivity. While Oren also recounts some necessary historical context for understanding the war's catalysts and discussing its aftermath, he primarily focuses on the pivotal six days of conflict, dedicating a full chapter for each day. Predictably, the most controversial information is his new findings on an Egyptian top-secret plan that came very close to eradicating Israel's army and nuclear power plant. While this is an essential addition for academic libraries, the book's exhaustive documentary style makes it a lesser candidate for public libraries. Ethan Pullman, Univ. of Pittsburgh Lib. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.
"Powerful . . . A highly readable, even gripping account of the
1967 conflict . . . [Oren] has woven a seamless narrative out of a
staggering variety of diplomatic and military strands."-The New
York Times
"With a remarkably assured style, Oren elucidates nearly every
aspect of the conflict. . . . Oren's [book] will remain the
authoritative chronicle of the war. His achievement as a writer and
a historian is awesome."-The Atlantic Monthly
"This is not only the best book so far written on the
six-day war, it is likely to remain the best."-The
Washington Post Book World
"Phenomenal . . . breathtaking history . . . a profoundly talented
writer. . . .
This book is not only one of the best books on this critical
episode in Middle East history; it's one of the best-written books
I've read this year, in any genre."-The Jerusalem Post
"[In] Michael Oren's richly detailed and lucid account,
the familiar story is thrilling once again. . . . What makes this
book important is the breadth and depth of the research."-The
New York Times Book Review
"A first-rate new account of the conflict."-The
Washington Post
"The definitive history of the Six-Day War . . . [Oren's]
narrative is precise but written with great literary flair. In no
one else's study is there more understanding or more
surprise."-Martin Peretz, Publisher, The New Republic
"Compelling, perhaps even vital, reading."-San Jose
Mercury News
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