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Page 154
... captured Ramleh . This Arab town , besieged by the Irgun Zvai Leumi at the request of the Haganah in order to draw away enemy forces from the Latrun front , was on the point of falling when we had to with- draw . The morale of the ...
... captured Ramleh . This Arab town , besieged by the Irgun Zvai Leumi at the request of the Haganah in order to draw away enemy forces from the Latrun front , was on the point of falling when we had to with- draw . The morale of the ...
Page 162
... capture of Dir Yassin - actually the first Arab village to be captured by Jewish forces - the Haganah commander in Jerusalem announced that its capture was of no military value and was , indeed , contrary to the general plan for the ...
... capture of Dir Yassin - actually the first Arab village to be captured by Jewish forces - the Haganah commander in Jerusalem announced that its capture was of no military value and was , indeed , contrary to the general plan for the ...
Page 357
... capture , and hold what we had captured . Could our tactics succeed in these conditions ? There was no choice . Giddy redisposed his forces , and , after a rest , prepared to renew the battle . Meantime the gunners would continue to ...
... capture , and hold what we had captured . Could our tactics succeed in these conditions ? There was no choice . Giddy redisposed his forces , and , after a rest , prepared to renew the battle . Meantime the gunners would continue to ...
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