xi, 436 pages : 24 cm

"Reprinted in paperback with additional material, 2006"--Title page verso

Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-418) and index

Introduction -- The outbreak of expansion of hostilities -- The Palestinians' organization for war -- The Arab League's intervention -- Shaping the Yishuv's war policy -- The beginnings of the Palestinians' mass-flight -- From a civil war to regular warfare -- Palestinian society's collapse -- The Arab Regular Armies' invasion of Palestine -- Fighting and flight after the invasion -- The Ten-Day campaign and the Second Truce -- The Palestinians' decay -- Diplomacy and intrigues -- Operations in the Negev -- The end of the War with Lebanon and Syria -- Ending the War with Egypt and Transjordan -- Welcoming the refugees in the Arab States -- From flight to refugeeism: blocking the return -- Epilogue -- Appendix: History and invention: was Plan D a blueprint for "ethnic cleansing" ; Propaganda as history: what happened at Deir Yassin? ; Folklore versus history: the Tantura Blood Libel

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