Days of Lead

#1 Best Seller - Over 50,000 Copies Sold Hailed by Israels founder David Ben-Gurion, Days of Lead is a gripping best seller recounting the authors life on the front line during Israels War of Independence. Exquisitely written with a poetically beautiful touch, Days of Lead is the page-turning true story of a young soldiers brave escapades during Israels War of Independence in 1948. This incredible account is a story of determination and heroism, but also a stinging portrait of life on the battlefieldof looking an enemy soldier, also wide-eyed and only eighteen, in the eyes and knowing that its his life or yours, either you take a life or you lose yours. Far from a regular coming-of-age story, this is a firsthand account of a young man trying desperately to save the lives of his fellow soldiers, but watching them taken down one-by-one until hes the last man alive on his platoon. Its heartrending, but enthralling. This new edition of Days of Lead , published in English for the first time, provides an up-close view of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv long before they became the bustling cities we know today. It also presents fascinating, never-before-shared context on the making of the book and its enduring relevancy, as Israeli soldiers continue to fight for Israels right to exist. In a personal letter to the author, Israels founder and first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, one of many well-known celebrators of the book, writes, I started reviewing your book without the intention of reading to its end, but from the first pages I was captivated and I read it to the end through excitement and astonishment. From where all of a sudden pops up such mighty expression, truth telling, and wonderful description? It seems to me that until now I have not read such a precise and true story of combat from the War of Independence. . . . You have contributed a valuable asset . . . to our literature at large.