{"product_id":"9781948062022-days-of-lead","title":"Days of Lead","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDefying Death During Israel's War of Independence\u003cbr\u003eHailed by the likes of Israel's founder David Ben-Gurion,  Days of Lead  is a gripping best seller recounting the author's life on the front line during Israel's War of Independence and is internationally released for the first time in conjunction with Israel's 70th birthday.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 Best Seller - Over 50,000 Copies Sold\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHailed by Israel’s founder David Ben-Gurion, \u003ci\u003eDays of Lead \u003c\/i\u003eis a gripping best seller recounting the author’s life on the front line during Israel’s War of Independence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExquisitely written with a poetically beautiful touch, \u003ci\u003eDays of Lead \u003c\/i\u003eis the page-turning true story of a young soldier’s brave escapades during Israel’s War of Independence in 1948. This incredible account is a story of determination and heroism, but also a stinging portrait of life on the battlefield—of looking an enemy soldier, also wide-eyed and only eighteen, in the eyes and knowing that it’s his life or yours, either you take a life or you lose yours. Far from a regular coming-of-age story, this is a firsthand account of a young man trying desperately to save the lives of his fellow soldiers, but watching them taken down one-by-one until he’s the last man alive on his platoon. It’s heartrending, but enthralling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis new edition of \u003ci\u003eDays of Lead \u003c\/i\u003e, published in English for the first time, provides an up-close view of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv long before they became the bustling cities we know today. It also presents fascinating, never-before-shared context on the making of the book and its enduring relevancy, as Israeli soldiers continue to fight for Israel’s right to exist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a personal letter to the author, Israel’s founder and first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, one of many well-known celebrators of the book, writes, “I started reviewing your book without the intention of reading to its end, but from the first pages I was captivated and I read it to the end through excitement and astonishment. From where all of a sudden pops up such mighty expression, truth telling, and wonderful description? It seems to me that until now I have not read such a precise and true story of combat from the War of Independence. You have contributed a valuable asset . to our literature at large.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55421392519542,"sku":"9781948062022","price":20.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33670675.jpg?v=1748580787","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781948062022-days-of-lead","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}