THIS IS A BORZOI BOOK
PUBLISHED BY ALFRED A. KNOPF
Copyright © 2014 by David Landau
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eBook ISBN: 978-0-385-35109-6
Print ISBN: 978-1-4000-4241-8
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Landau, David.
Arik : the life of Ariel Sharon / by David Landau.—First edition.
pages cm
“This is a Borzoi book”—Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4000-4241-8
1. Sharon, Ariel. 2. Prime ministers—Israel—Biography. 3. Generals—Israel—Biography. 4. Israel—Politics and government—20th century. 5. Israel—History, Military—20th century. 6. Arab-Israeli conflict. 7. Israel—Biography. I. Title.
DS126.6.S42l36 2013
956.94054092—dc23
[B] 2012049631
Cover photograph: 1969 Portrait of Israeli General Ariel Sharon © Gamma-Keystone/Getty Images
Cover design by Carol Devine Carson
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