Typed Letter Signed, in Hebrew on headed stationary to General Moshe Dayan relating his military concerns. Written when Ben-Gurion

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BEN-GURION, DAVID

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17th January

Place

Jerusalem

Publication

1956

summary

Serving at the time as both Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Ben-Gurion instructs the General that military readiness must be constant, for one cannot underestimate the enemy's capabilities. Victory or defeat depends on security, therefore one must undergo harsh, brutal, self-criticism. Ben-Gurion, warns against the fatal error of the French who prepared for World War II as they did for World War I and were thus easily defeated

Single leaf. Central folds. 8vo

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