Six-Day War>Recollections

I remember very clearly the events leading up to the Six-Day War; at the time

As for myself, I remember too well the events surrounding the Six-Day War. I was

Looking back to 1967 when I was 19 years old, I cannot believe how little

Prior to the war breaking out I was studying Dentistry at Manchester University. We knew

In March 1967 I was visited at Maccabi, Compayne Gardens, where I was the Sports

Before “The British volunteers who played their part in the war were never officially acknowledged.

Israel’s victory in the Six-Day War had dramatic repercussions on the few thousand Jews still

I cannot help observing that this year marks the 40th anniversary of the Six Day

I was Third Officer on a British Merchant ship when we were in the last

Click on any link below for that person’s more detailed account The lead up… Winston

The Six-Day War began suddenly and ended quickly. What appeared at first to be no

It was a pleasant, clear morning. The sort of morning when a man gets up

By the end of May, ordinary life – as we had known it in the

In May 1967 I was working in Haifa as an au pair, looking after three

Children played their part in keeping everyday life going during the emergency. When the postmen

Rona Hart had been in Israel for only a few weeks when war-clouds started to gather.

In the early morning hours of Monday, June 5, 1967, the sun was already heating

The battle started. All my friends were being shot. My commander was shot. A shell