Synopses & Reviews
and#147;A brilliant look into the psyche of combat. Where he once took us into the Spartan line of battle at Thermopylae, Steven Pressfield now takes us into the sands of the Sinai, the alleys of Old Jerusalem, and into the hearts and souls of soldiers winning a spectacularly improbable victory against daunting odds.and#8221;
and#151;General Stanley McChrystal, U.S. Army, ret.; author of My Share of the Task
June 5, 1967. The nineteen-year-old state of Israel isand#160;surrounded by enemies who want nothing less thanand#160;her utter extinction. The Soviet-equipped Egyptianand#160;Army has massed a thousand tanks on the nationand#8217;sand#160;southern border. Syrian heavy guns are shelling herand#160;from the north. To the east, Jordan and Iraq areand#160;moving mechanized brigades and fighter squadronsand#160;into position to attack. Egyptand#8217;s President Nasser hasand#160;declared that the Arab forceand#8217;s objective is and#147;the destructionand#160;of Israel.and#8221; The rest of the world turns a blind eyeand#160;to the new nationand#8217;s desperate peril.
June 10, 1967. The Arab armies have been routed,and#160;ground divisions wiped out, air forces totally destroyed.and#160;Israeland#8217;s citizen-soldiers have seized the Gaza Strip andand#160;the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, the Golan Heightsand#160;from Syria, East Jerusalem and the West Bank fromand#160;Jordan. The land under Israeli control has tripled.and#160;Her charismatic defense minister, Moshe Dayan, hasand#160;entered the Lionand#8217;s Gate of the Old City of Jerusalemand#160;to stand with the paratroopers who have liberatedand#160;Judaismand#8217;s holiest siteand#151;the Western Wall, part of theand#160;ruins of Solomonand#8217;s temple, which has not been in Jewishand#160;hands for nineteen hundred years.
It is one of the most unlikely and astonishing militaryand#160;victories in history.
Drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews with veteransand#160;of the warand#151;fighter and helicopter pilots, tankand#160;commanders and Recon soldiers, paratroopers, as welland#160;as women soldiers, wives, and othersand#151;bestsellingand#160;author Steven Pressfield tells the story of the Six Dayand#160;War as youand#8217;ve never experienced it before: in the voicesand#160;of the young men and women who battled not onlyand#160;for their lives but for the survival of a Jewish state, andand#160;for the dreams of their ancestors.
By turns inspiring, thrilling, and heartbreaking, Theand#160;Lionand#8217;s Gate is both a true tale of military courage underand#160;fire and a journey into the heart of what it means toand#160;fight for oneand#8217;s people.
Review
and#8220;A brilliant look into the psyche of combat. Where he onceand#160;took us into the Spartan line of battle at Thermopylae, Steven Pressfieldand#160;now takes us into the sands of the Sinai, the alleys of Old Jerusalem,and#160;and into the hearts and souls of soldiers winning a spectacularlyand#160;improbable victory against daunting odds.and#8221; and#8212;
GENERAL STANLEY McCHRYSTAL,and#160;U.S. Army, ret.; author of
My Share of the Task and#8220;Pressfield is the king of military narrative, and withand#160;The Lionand#8217;s Gate he does not disappoint. Itand#8217;s always amazing how hardand#160;people can fight when their backs are against the wall.and#8221; and#8212;ERIK PRINCE,and#160;author of Civilian Warriors
and#8220;Steven Pressfield is one of the most important writers of our day.and#160;Few others so adroitly weave together the stories of war in a way thatand#160;captures the human side of a conflict. The Lionand#8217;s Gate gives us a rareand#160;glimpse into the different perspectives of a single historical event andand#160;proves to us there is always more than meets the eye.and#8221; and#8212;SIMON SINEK,and#160;author of Start with Why and Leaders Eat Last
and#8220;A very skillful and novel approach to one of the most significantand#160;and important conflicts in the Middle East. For those who like to haveand#160;their history served with a generous dose of implied personaland#160;experience and just a dash of improvisation, I highly recommendand#160;The Lionand#8217;s Gate. Steven Pressfield commands the action effectivelyand#160;and from multiple perspectives. A valuable read.and#8221; and#8212;DICK COUCH,and#160;author of Always Faithful, Always Forward and Act of Revenge
and#8220;A sweeping, thrilling story of bravery, determination,and#160;and grit. I couldnand#8217;t put it down.and#8221; and#8212;BRIAN KILMEADE,and#160;author of George Washingtonand#8217;s Secret Six
and#8220;The finest military writer alive, bar none.and#8221;
and#8212;STEPHEN COONTSand#160;
and#8220;No one writes better historical fiction than Steven Pressfield.and#8221;
and#8212;VINCE FLYNN
and#8220;Rarely does an author manage to recreate a moment in history with such mastery, authority, and psychological insight.and#8221;
and#8212;NELSON DEMILLE
"Superbly researched and superbly written ... My tears flowed as the paratroopers made their way to and beyond the Western Wall, bringing that sacred spot back into the possession of the original owners ... "
and#8212;JOE GALLOWAY,and#160;co-author of We Were Soldiers Once ... And Young.
Review
and#8220;Few histories of this critical war peel back the layers of elation and tension running through the six days of battle like
The Lionand#8217;s Gate.and#8221;
and#8212;The Wall Street Journal
and#8220;Deeply reported and compellingly told.and#8221;
and#8212;The Los Angeles Times
and#8220;I was in awe of The Lionand#8217;s Gate.and#8221; and#8212;Huffington Post
and#8220;This story from the Israeli air force is one of the greatest management lessons youand#8217;ll read.and#8221;
and#8212;Forbes
and#8220;A brilliant look into the psyche of combat. Where he once took us into the Spartan line of battle at Thermopylae, Steven Pressfield now takes us into the sands of the Sinai, the alleys of Old Jerusalem, and into the hearts and souls of soldiers winning a spectacularly improbable victory against daunting odds.and#8221;
and#8212;General Stanley McChrystal, U.S. Army, ret.; author of My Share of the Task
Synopsis
The thrilling true story of one of the most unlikely and astonishing military victories in history.
June 5, 1967. Israel is surrounded by enemies who want nothing less than her utter extinction. The Soviet-equipped Egyptian Army has massed a thousand tanks on the nationand#8217;s southern border. Syrian heavy guns are shelling her from the north. To the east, Jordan and Iraq are moving mechanized brigades and fighter squadrons into position to attack.
June 10, 1967. The Arab armies have been routed, their air forces totally destroyed. Israeland#8217;s citizen-soldiers have seized the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, the Golan Heights from Syria, East Jerusalem and the West Bank from Jordan. Moshe Dayan has entered the Lionand#8217;s Gate of the Old City of Jerusalem to stand with the paratroopers who have liberated Judaismand#8217;s holiest siteand#151;the Western Wall.
Drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews with veterans of the warand#151;fighter and helicopter pilots, tank commanders and Recon soldiers, paratroopers, as well as women soldiers, wives, and othersand#151;bestselling author Steven Pressfield tells the story of the Six Day War as youand#8217;ve never experienced it before.
About the Author
Steven Pressfield is the author of