Six Days of War & Red Seas Under Red Skies (Set of 2 Books)

This combo product is bundled in India but the publishing origin of this title may vary.Publication date of this bundle is the creation date of this bundle; the actual publication date of child items may vary.The Arab-Israeli war of 1967 lasted for only six days. However in reality the war between the two countries never ended. The region suffered from the consequences of the Yom Kippur War which took place in 1973. Six Days of War June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East is an international bestseller authored by Michael B Oren which gives a detailed account of the war between two countries.The author has written this book in an excellent narrative style with his accurate grasp of data motive and fact. Oren has successfully reconstructed the actions on the battlefields during those six days and the political aftershocks that shook the world. Important personalities like Alexei Kosygin Moshe Dayan Gamal Abdul Nasser and Lyndon Johnson rose to power as well as toppled from power as the result of this war. Borders had to be redrawn as a result and the success and failure of strategies was decided within hours. The war saw a change in the balance of power in the Middle-East as well as in the entire world.The book is a comprehensive work of history with an engaging narrative. Six Days of War June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East was published by Presidio Press in the year 2003. This reprint edition is available in paperback format.Key FeaturesMichael B Oren won the Los Angeles History Book of the Year and the National Jewish Book Award for his book Six Days of War June 1967 and Making of the Modern Middle East. A renowned book on the conflict that took place in the Middle-East and the resulting change in the balance of power.In his highly acclaimed debut The Lies of Locke Lamora Scott Lynch took us on an adrenaline-fueled adventure with a band of daring thieves led by con artist extraordinaire Locke Lamora. Now Lynch brings back his outrageous hero for a caper so death-defying nothing short of a miracle will pull it off. After a brutal battle with the underworld that nearly destroyed him Locke and his trusted sidekick Jean fled the island city of their birth and landed on the exotic shores of Tal Verrar to nurse their wounds. But even at this westernmost edge of civilization they can’t rest for long—and are soon back to what they do best stealing from the undeserving rich and pocketing the proceeds for themselves. . This time however they have targeted the grandest prize of all the Sinspire the most exclusive and heavily guarded gambling house in the world. Its nine floors attract the wealthiest clientele—and to rise to the top one must impress with good credit amusing behavior…and excruciatingly impeccable play. For there is one cardinal rule enforced by Requin the house’s cold-blooded master it is death to cheat at any game at the Sinspire. . Brazenly undeterred Locke and Jean have orchestrated an elaborate plan to lie trick and swindle their way up the nine floors…straight to Requin’s teeming vault. Under the cloak of false identities they meticulously make their climb—until they are closer to the spoils than ever. . But someone in Tal Verrar has uncovered the duo’s secret. Someone from their past who has every intention of making the impudent criminals pay for their sins. Now it will take every ounce of cunning to save their mercenary souls. And even that may not be enough.…. Praise for Red Seas Under Red Skies. “Lynch hasn’t merely imagined a far-off world he’s created it put it all down on paper—the smells the sounds the people the feel of the place. The novel is a virtuoso performance and sf/fantasy fans will gobble it up.”—Booklist (starred review). “Red Seas Under Red Skies firmly proves that Scott Lynch isn’t a one-hit wonder. . . . It’ll only be a matter of time before Scott Lynch is mentioned in the same breath as George R. R. Martin and Steven Erikson.”—Fantasy Book Critic. “Grand grandiose grandiloquent . . . No critic is likely to fault Lynch in his overflowing qualities of inventiveness audacious draftsmanship and sympathetic characterization.”—Locus