Books By Shlomo Shamir - Author

Major-General Shlomo Shamir (1915-2009) emigrated to Palestine in 1925 and joined the Haganah in 1929. By 1939, he was Commander of the Jerusalem Field Corps. In 1940, he volunteered for the British Army, later covertly leading the Jewish Brigade. After the Second World War, he aided Holocaust survivors. In 1948, he helped form the IDF, commanding the 7th Brigade in Latrun. He later led the Central Front, Navy, and Air Force before leaving the IDF in 1951.