Reviews for Growing Up Palestinian: Israeli Occupation and the Intifada Generation

The average rating for Growing Up Palestinian: Israeli Occupation and the Intifada Generation based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-01-07 00:00:00 William White This is probably the most comprehensive and complete work on Soviet and Russian air forces ever published, and definitely ones that I've read. It offers a unique and highly detailed insight into the USSR and Russian weapons and doctrines, engineering ideology, with tons of great pictures, schematics and numbers. Then, it's also written from a non-Western perspective, which makes it even more interesting. It's often too easy to get lost in the sea of Western jargon and expected "good guys bad guys" thing, and you have little to none of that in this book. Yefim also uses language with style, so even if you're not too keen on military, you will still enjoy the way things are presented. Highly recommended for military and aircraft buffs. Igor

Review # 2 was written on 2007-06-13 00:00:00 David Hough I thought this book was a good editor away from being a five star book, but there are a number of reasons why I like it. First of all, assuming that this book is completely true and full of facts, it's a scary reality, and it's certainly plausible. Did this happen? Was all of society nearly snuffed out? Is this worth reading again with Pakistan's shaky society and North Korea's nuclear ambitions? In short, simply the prospect of what could have been is scary enough for me, and I found this part to be gripping. Additionally, did Tom Clancy get the idea for The Hunt for Red October from this story? The similarities are there, but since I'm someone that enjoys an occasional Clancy novel or three, if you want something as well-written as possible, you take Clancy and the Red October. Lastly, though, I was engrossed with the inclusion of the Glomar Explorer. As a young boy, I remember reading Janes and all sorts of good military history, and I always wondered what that ship was for...until I read this book. Some things I've always wondered about fit into place, and with that, we get a four star book. If only the writing was stronger...