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NEW FROM VERSO:
THE 51 DAY WAR: RESISTANCE AND RUIN IN GAZA
BY MAX BLUMENTHAL
Best-selling author reports on Israel’s brutal assault on Gaza in July 2014.
http://www.versobooks.com/books/1951-the-51-day-war
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Beginning July 8, 2014, Israel launched air strikes and a ground invasion of Gaza that lasted fifty-one days, leaving over 2,000 people dead, the vast majority of whom were civilians. During the assault, at least 10,000
homes were destroyed and, according to the United Nations, nearly 300,000 Palestinians were displaced.
Max Blumenthal was on the ground during what he argues was an entirely avoidable catastrophe. In this explosive work of reportage, Blumenthal reveals the harrowing conditions and cynical deceptions that led to the ruinous war. Here, for the first time, Blumenthal
unearths and presents shocking evidence of atrocities he gathered in the rubble of Gaza.
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Read an extract from THE 51 DAY WAR: RESISTANCE AND RUIN IN GAZA on the Verso blog:
http://www.versobooks.com/blogs/2105-the-51-day-war-max-blumenthal-s-unflinching-look-on-israel-s-brutal-attack-on-gaza-in-july-2014
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AUTHOR TOUR:
MAX BLUMENTHAL will be taking in a UK nationwide speaking tour for THE 51 DAY WAR in association with Palestine Solidarity Campaign.
Tuesday 28th July 2015 - LONDON: Mosaic Rooms - 7pm-9pm
http://www.versobooks.com/events/1170-the-51-day-war-revisited-max-blumenthal-in-conversation-with-sarah-colborne
Wednesday July 29 2015 - LONDON: The Frontline Club - 7pm
http://www.versobooks.com/events/1151-the-51-day-war-gaza-one-year-on-with-max-blumenthal
Thursday July 30 2015 - SHEFFIELD: Central Reformed Church - 7.30pm
http://www.versobooks.com/events/1174-max-blumenthal-the-51-day-war-book-launch-with-sheffield-psc
Friday July 31 2015 – MANCHESTER: Friends’ Meeting House – 7pm-9pm
http://www.versobooks.com/events/1171-max-blumenthal-the-51-day-war-book-launch-with-manchester-psc
Saturday August 1 2015 – BIRMINGHAM: Transport House - 2pm-5pm
http://www.versobooks.com/events/1168-max-blumenthal-the-51-day-war-book-launch-with-west-midlands-psc
Monday August 3 2015 – GLASGOW: Renfield Centre - 7.30pm
http://www.versobooks.com/events/1175-max-blumenthal-the-51-day-war-book-launch-with-glasgow-psc
Tuesday August 4 2015 – DUNDEE: Tower Building - 7pm
http://www.versobooks.com/events/1176-max-blumenthal-the-51-day-war-book-launch-with-dundee-psc
Wednesday August 5 2015 – ABERDEEN: Unite Office – 7.30pm
http://www.versobooks.com/events/1177-max-blumenthal-the-51-day-war-book-launch-with-aberdeen-psc
Thursday August 6 2015 – EDINBURGH: Tollcross Community Centre – 7.30pm
http://www.versobooks.com/events/1178-max-blumenthal-the-51-day-war-book-launch-with-edinburgh-psc
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MAX BLUMENTHAL is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author whose articles and video documentaries have appeared in New York Times, Daily Beast, Guardian, Huffington Post, Salon, Al Jazeera English and many
other publications. He is the author of ‘Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel’ and ‘Republican Gomorrah: Inside The Movement That Shattered the Party’.
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“Max Blumenthal’s new book about this Israeli attack [is] so compelling, so necessary … It humanizes this event like nothing else I’ve read … The book is filled with very well-documented history, facts and statistics
relevant to what the Israeli military calls Operation Protective Edge. And all of those are both interesting and important.” – Glenn Greenwald, ‘The Intercept’
“Max Blumenthal has spent the last decade transforming himself into one of the most vital voices in journalism today, always speaking truth to power with fearlessness and integrity. As with his previous books, The 51
Day War is sure to be talked about for years to come.” – Reza Aslan, author of ‘Zealot’ and No God but God
“Max Blumenthal audaciously takes in-your-face, on-the-ground journalism into the realm of geopolitics.” – Juan Cole, author of ‘The New Arabs and Engaging the Muslim World’
“This will be the definitive history of the Israeli war of 2014 against Gaza. Blumenthal has once again demonstrated his devotion to truth and justice.” – W. Patrick Lang, Former Defense Intelligence Agency head for Middle
East / South Asia
“Explosive, pull-no-punches reporting that is certain to stir controversy.” – Kirkus Review
“A gripping eyewitness narrative of the latest pointless war in Gaza last year.” – Foreign Policy
“Tells a powerful story powerfully well.” – David Swanson
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PAPERBACK: JULY 2015 / 272 pages / ISBN: 9781781687956 / £14.99 (UK ONLY)
THE 51 DAY WAR is available at a 40% discount on our website, with free shipping and bundled ebook. Purchasing details here: http://www.versobooks.com/books/1951-the-51-day-war
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