Download or read book Jerusalem in the Twentieth Century written by Martin Gilbert and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 1998-10-01 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From one of the world's most revered historians, the first major history of contemporary Jerusalem "Gilbert is a first-rate storyteller." —The Wall Street Journal "Fascinating and admirably readable . . . unmatched for sheer breadth of acutely observed historical detail." —Christopher Walker, The Times (London) "Most noteworthy for its richness of letters, journals and anecdotes . . . the major events of this century come alive in eyewitness accounts." —The New York Times Book Review "Extraordinarily vivid glimpses of Jerusalem life." —Atlanta Journal Constitution