The 51 Day War

Beginning July 8 2014 Israel launched air strikes and a ground invasion of Gaza that lasted fifty-one days leaving over 2000 people dead the vast majority of whom were civilians. During the assault at least 10000 homes were destroyed and according to the United Nations nearly 300000 Palestinians were displaced. Max Blumenthal was on the ground during what he argues was an entirely avoidable catastrophe. In this explosive work of reportage Blumenthal reveals the harrowing conditions and cynical deceptions that led to the ruinous war. Here for the first time Blumenthal unearths and presents shocking evidence of atrocities he gathered in the rubble of Gaza.