Chasing the Shadow : Mickey Marcus's 200 Days of Destiny.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ossad, Steven L.

Series:

American Military Experience Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marcus, David, 1901-1948.

Marcus, David.

United States. Army--Officers--Biography.

United States.

Israel. Tseva haganah le-Yiśraʼel--Officers--Biography.

Israel.

United States. War Department. Civil Affairs Division--History.

Jews--United States--Biography.

Jews.

United States--History--1933-1945.

Jerusalem--History--Siege, 1948.

Jerusalem.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (319 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Columbia : University of Missouri Press, 2024.

Summary:

The life of David "Mickey" Marcus has become the stuff of legends and myths (even fantasy), conspiracy, wild exaggeration, and untethered embellishment. The image of Marcus cast by the character portrayed by Kirk Douglas in the film version of his life still dominates most evocations of the man, for good or ill. And these days, reactions to the book or film rest mostly on the current headlines rather than the historical context of the struggle in which Marcus died, or the events that cast him as a real-life player in an event marked by destiny. Chasing the Shadow: Mickey Marcus's 200 Days of Destiny isthe first comprehensive and balanced biography of David Daniel "Mickey" Marcus, a founder of American Civil Affairs and Military Government doctrine and practice and a seminal figure in early Israeli military history.Far from merely a tribute to Mickey Marcus's legacy, Ossad's work serves as a critical tool for understanding the realities of mid-20th-century warfare in a Postwar colonial struggle and the dynamics of U.S.-Israeli military and political relations in 1948, the critical year for Israel's struggle for independence. Indeed, Chasing the Shadow is a valuable read for those interested in Middle East history, Jewish military history, and a fascinating character whose story is told in an engaging, informative, and insightful narrative.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Illustrations

Foreword by Col. Fred L. Borch III

Introduction

Prologue: The Return Bout

Chapter 1. The Early Years

Chapter 2. World War II

Chapter 3. The Occupation of Germany

Chapter 4. "Code Name: Michael Stone"

Chapter 5. Mickey Marcus and the Jewish Army

Chapter 6. "Aluf Michael Stone" and the Siege of Jerusalem

Chapter 7. Assessment and Legacy of Mickey Marcus

Appendix A. Mickey's Report to the Haganah, March 16, 1948 (Shamir Archive)

Appendix B. Draft, Jewish Agency Contract for General Ralph C. Smith, December 3, 1947 (Shamir Archive)

Acknowledgments

Chronology of the Life of David "Mickey" Marcus

Principal Awards and Decorations earned by David "Mickey" Marcus

Bibliography

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780826275073

0826275079

OCLC:

1452508176