Michael B. Oren

In Israel and the West, it is called the Six Day War. In the Arab world, it is known as the June War or, simply, as "the Setback"....

From the first cannonballs fired by American warships at North African pirates to the conquest of Falluja by the Marines, the United States has been dramatically involved in the Middle East....

The story of theenduring alliance between the US and Israel, written from the perspective of a man who treasures his American identity while proudly serving the Jewish State he has come to call home....