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In this autobiography, former Prime Minister of Israel Ariel Sharon tells his captivating story with frankness, power, intelligence, and a brilliant gift for detail.

Prime Minister of Israel from March 2001 to April 2006, Ariel Sharon was a dynamic and controversial leader. A hero in Israel's wars, perhaps the most daring and successful commander in Israel's extraordinary military history, Sharon has always been a warrior, whether the enemies were hostile Arab nations, terrorists, Time magazine, or rival politicians.

The public man is well known—aggressive in battle, hardline in politics—but the private man has always been obscured by Sharon's dazzling career and powerful personality.

In this compelling and dramatic autobiography, the real Sharon appears for the first time: a complex man, a loving father, a figure of courage and compassion. A warrior who commands the respect and love of his troops, a visionary, and an uncompromising, ruthless pragmatist, Sharon is as outspoken as his friends—and enemies—would expect him to be.
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The Washington Post This fascinating book is well worth reading -- for its candid descriptions of politics and politicians and for its revealing glimpse of U.S.-Israel relations.

San Francisco Chronicle The life and career of one of Israel's most talented generals and controversial politicians. Sharon recounts his military exploits in riveting detail.

The Wall Street Journal Warrior will open new and rancorous debates in Israel's tempestuous politics.

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Ariel Sharon, born in Palestine in 1928, participated in all of Israel's wars, rising to become one of Israel's best known and most daring generals. In politics in the last twenty-five years, he has served under Yitzhak Rabin, Menachem Begin, Shimon Peres, Yitzhak Shamir, and Benjamin Netanyahu. On February 6, 2001, Sharon defeated Ehud Barak to become the eleventh prime minister of Israel.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster; 2nd ed. edition (October 1, 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 592 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 074322566X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0743225663
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 0.704 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.21 x 6.14 x 1.47 inches
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Henry Oliner
5.0 out of 5 stars The Other Side of a Misunderstood Leader
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2003
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Ariel Sharon is so demonized by so many in the Arab world and Liberal Jews and Israelis that I sought this book to hear his side of his incredible career and life. Having spent most of his life fighting for Israel's survival and combatting terrorism in every war and conflict, he illuminates the problems Israel faces and the nature of its Arab opposition.
Like a true warrior he is a man of peace. Those who have been in the carnage of battle want to avoid it the most, but he has enough insight to understand that compromises and shortcuts to accomodate other's deadlines and agendas only means sending your grandchildren off to war.
His stories of being in the frontline of Israel's historic battles are gripping military history; and his rise from a neophyte poltician to Israel's Prime Minister provides a rich introduction to Israeli politics. His efforts to develop trade and agricultural ties throughout the world is less known than his military and political career, but very important among his contributions.
But most of all I wanted to hear his account of the Lebanese war and specifically the massacres in Sabra and Shatilla. I have always been bewildered at how the murder of Moslems by Christians would lead to the villanization of a Jew. He explained his view how he was sacrificed by the international pressures and Israel's own political parties.
The fact that he was able to rise from this poltical abyss to become prime minister is a remarkable achievement. There is far more depth to this man than his opponents would want us to believe.
This book was an excellent read a must for those trying to understand the complexities of modern Israel, and a fascinating biography of the leading player on the middle eastern stage.
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Keith C.
4.0 out of 5 stars His Story is the Story of Israel
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2016
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The best part of this autobiography is the first section in which the reader gets a sense of what it was like to move to Israel in the years before WWII and take part in the founding of the nation.
When Sharon begins to take leadership roles in the military, he spends more time talking about personalities and personal conflicts - which is common in such memoirs as the writer seeks to explain his role in events - but is not always of interest to the general reader.
Although tis book provides details not found elsewhere, I preferred the biography of Sharon written by David Landau called "Arik".
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Steven H. Hoskins
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Enjoyable Original Source Material
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2019
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Any biography will be skewed in the favor of the object of the book. However, this was just fun. Mr. Sharon must have had a pretty good co-author as it was so well written.

The first two thirds were a lot more interesting than the end. All the the arcane intricacies of Israeli politics got a little old after a while. But I'm sure Sharon was doing his part to make sure his view of matters was on the record for history's sake. So if you just looking for a good story skip the last third. After all, it's an autobiography, we are left hanging as to what happened at the end, so just read until you get bored.

I probably should have given it four stars given the above paragraph, but in light of all the other anti-Semitic reviews, I just decided to go with five.
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Felix R.
5.0 out of 5 stars Enriching and informative from the inside
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2017
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For people interested in the modern history of the middle east a must read, the story told by a key player with a lot of interesting insides. Ariel Sharon a charismatic man a true leader of the jewish people, a bright soldier, farmer and politician. Written in an easy to read way.
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The Roving Reader
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2014
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Warrior is a fast-moving and important book for those interested in history and in the past and present situation in the Middle East. Sharon tells about his always front line experience with battles, how he was wounded, and how he dealt with problems on the field. I found his interaction with other people like Ben-Gurion, Begin, Sadat, Kissinger, Dayan, and others very interesting. He also gave a detailed account of his personal life, including the tragedy of losing his wife and son. Sharon was a wise, brave man who possessed a vision and who had strong standards and goals as well as the flexibility to change and grow.
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Mickey
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Reading
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2010
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Well, Sharon autobiography is a must read to get some grasp of the ME conflict.
He participated in the 1967 war (The Six Days war), the 1973 war (The Youm Kippor war), the invasion of Lebanon and rose in the political ladder to be a PM. I'm not a fan of the guy (I'm an Egyptian), but the book is worth reading.
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Lynn
5.0 out of 5 stars Ariel Sharon Warrior
Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2007
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Warrior An Autobiography  This is one book I can review without having finished reading it. He is one of the great generals of our time even ranking with MacAuthor, Patton, Swartzkoff,Etc. My own personal opinion he is tops. He had to help try to save a country when there was little help from the rest of the world. As a political figure I,ll also stick with him. He may have made some mistakes according to others but no one else did any better. I stay away from politics as most have no idea of what they are talking about any way. I think he had his country at heart either way.
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Andree Aiken
5.0 out of 5 stars Really good book. It gives one perspective on how Israel ...
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2016
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Really good book. It gives one perspective on how Israel regained itself as a nation. Very interesting concepts of how to fight a war in the East as well.
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Adriana Carmo
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente livro!!!
Reviewed in Brazil on December 27, 2022
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O livro chegou antes do prazo previsto, muito bem embalado. Recomendo esse prestador.
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taher shaikh
5.0 out of 5 stars Faithful representation .....
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Nancy Inlow
5.0 out of 5 stars One answer to a puzzle
Reviewed in Canada on July 20, 2016
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Really well written and very informative. It made clear many things that I had wondered about.
He is really a hero in this day and age. I particularly like his view on how the Isrealies and the Arabs could live together. I wonder if anyone will listen to his words
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Burkhart Berthold
5.0 out of 5 stars König von Israel
Reviewed in Germany on April 14, 2015
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Sharon ist eine Persönlichkeit, über die man sich noch lange streiten wird. Das spricht für ihn. Guten Einblick in sein Selbstverständnis öffnet dieses Buch; es dient auch dem besseren Begreifen der Männer (und Frauen), die für Israel immer wieder und sehr wörtlich ihren Kopf hingehalten haben. Natürlich ist das Buch apologetisch, aber selbst in dieser mutmaßlich geschönten Selbstdarstellung bleibt Sharon hier viel glaubwürdiger, kantiger, härter und komplexer als der überzuckerte Euro-Arik á la Frank Schätzing. Manche meinen vielleicht, ohne Sharon und die Männer seinesgleichen gäbe es keinen Nahostkonflikt - das ist auf perverse Art vielleicht richtiger, als man vermutet, denn ohne diese Männer gäbe es kein Israel mehr. Dass allerdings ohne Israel auch da unten, links vom Jordan die Hölle los wäre, ist eine andere Sache, von der man sich inzwischen leicht überzeugen kann. Sharons Soldaten sagten damals, im Yom-Kippur-Krieg "Arik Sharon, ha melech yehudium" (A.S., König der Juden). Recht hatten sie!
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MaMar
5.0 out of 5 stars WARRIOR autobiografia di Ariel Sharon, pioniere e soldato e leader dello Stato d'Israele
Reviewed in Italy on February 14, 2014
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il libro è del 2001, quindi "storico", i contenuti sono ottimi e ben scritti,
è una lettura che appassiona
la forma in edizione tipo pocket non giova alla conservazione del libro che è molto alto, tuttavia essendo un' edizione economica lo considero più che accettabile
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