Thunder from Jerusalem #2

"The State of Israel is five days old ... and under seige by the entrenched Muslim and Jewish forces over a holy land both sides are willing to die for."
"A novel set in Israel during the War for Independence follows a group of Jewish soldiers as they battle for control of Jerusalem."
"The new State of Israel is just five days old as this book opens. At this moment the seige of Jerusalm's old city is lifted as patriot soldiers break through the Zion Gate. But the celebration cannot last long, for this is the beginning of a long battle, ancient in its roots, and as harrowing as it is glorious."@en
"As the new State of Israel is born in May 1948, "Moshe Sachar, a professor and strategist for the Haganah group, must keep the Haganah momentum alive in the face of a dissenting mayor and a disguised SS assassin who has infiltrated the group. Rachel, his pregnant wife, tends to the growing numbers of wounded soldiers and civilians at the hospital."--Jacket."@en
"The world's most sacred city is at its momentous turning point. The state of Israel is five days old when patriot soldiers break through Zio Gate beginning the long battle."@en