Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
Staking claims: the historical background. -- The United Nations steps in: UNSCOP and the partition resolution. -- The first stage of the civil war, November 1947--March 1948. -- The second stage of the civil war, April--mid-May 1948. -- The pan-Arab invasion, 15 May--11 June 1948. -- The first truce, 11 June--8 July 1948, and the international community, and the War. -- The "ten days" and after. -- Operations Yoav and Hiram. -- Operation Horev, December 1948--January 1949. -- The armistice agreements, January--July 1949. -- Some conclusions.