Status Updates From Six Days in June

This author is balanced in their writing and detailed at all the right parts of the story. Still not actually at the Six-Day War yet, but giving a deep overview of Moshe Dayan’s experience lends a lot of color to the events leading into the conflict.

Unit 101 cool

The Israeli Defense Minister during the Six Day War lost an eye in his earlier years of service so he wore an eyepatch for the rest of his life and I think that’s really badass

Lots of set-up but I’m here for it

“Israel had not grown weaker… when the critical moment arrived, the actual most powerful military force in the region would be ready to sweep away everything… Little Israel — successor state to the Kingdom of little David — would rise up and once again slay mighty Goliath.”