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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First U.S. Edition. pp. [8], 240. "Utterly fascinating, in that what we come to know here is what has made the man who and how he is." - Kirkus Reviews. "The account of Prime Minister Begin's incarceration in a series of Soviet prisons, and his eventual release and arrival in Israel to become the leader of his country. His crime was belief in Zionism, and the time of testing he describes in this book vividly brings to life the formation of his own inner character and the sense of mission which he so evidently brings to his present awesome responsibilities." - dust jacket. "One of the greatest pieces of prison literature in the world." - The Times of London. Light soiling to top edge, otherwise book clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First American Edition. Signed, without inscription, by Menachem Begin upon title page. "The account of Prime Minister Begin's incarceration in a series of Soviet prisons, and his eventual release and arrival in Israel to become the leader of his country." - dust jacket. "Nothing less than one of the greatest pieces of prison literature in the world." - The Times of London. "Menachem Begin (1913â"1992) was an Israeli politician who founded Herut and Likud and served as prime minister of Israel from 1977 to 1983. Before the creation of the state of Israel, Begin was the leader of the Zionist militant group Irgun, the Revisionist breakaway from the larger Jewish paramilitary organization Haganah. He proclaimed a revolt, on 1 February 1944, against the British mandatory government, which was opposed by the Jewish Agency. As head of the Irgun, he targeted the British in Palestine, with a notable attack being the King David Hotel bombing." - Wikipedia. 239 pages. Book clean, bright, tight and unmarked with light wear. Moderate wear to complete dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A quality signed example.; 8vo; Signed by Author.…