Jerusalem Embattled: A Diary of the City Under Siege, March 25th, 1948, to July 18th, 1948 |
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User Review - Polaris- - LibraryThingI found this book in a small used bookshop in Brecon. It was a pretty gruelling read as the diarist recorded repeated accounts of hunger, constant shelling, and endless deprivation. The conditions in ... Read full review
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Jerusalem Embattled: A Diary of the City Under Siege, March 25th, 1948, to July 18th, 1948 |
| Author | Harry Levin |
| Publisher | Gollancz, 1950 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 14 Sep 2009 |
| Length | 288 pages |
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