Dr. Sachar provides in-depth explanations of situations and events: the always uneasy relationship between the fledgling Israel and its erstwhile sponsor, Great Britain; its early love-affair and acrimonious break-up with France; the unlikely emergence of Germany as the little Zionist nation's chief European benefactor. Skillfully, too, Sachar elucidates shifting Soviet policies toward Israel, and the manner in which these policies affected those of the United States. A master of historical narrative, Sachar once again enlightens us with penetrating scholarship, insightful analysis, and an unerring grasp of human -- and national -- motivations. Less
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