Author Sir Martin Gilbert hosts this account of Israel's first years as an independent nation. On May 14, 1948, one day after Israel declared sovereignty, the nation was invaded by Lebanon, Syria, Tra...( read more  read more... )nsjordan, Egypt and Iraq. Through rare footage, photographs and interviews with those who participated in the War of Independence, this program chronicles the struggles -- and captures the harsh realities -- of a fledgling nation at war.

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DVD Release Date: September 27, 2005

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  • coollol1993
    November 27, 2006
    great film
    hollywoods first masterpeice
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    October 20, 2006
    1st comment yeahh<33

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