What a shame. This is a time when the "David vs. Goliath" and "Making the Deserts Bloom" myths about 1948 are coming apart at the seams, and we need knowledgeable historians like Pappe to accelerate the process. Unfortunately, even the most casual of readers can't help but noticing the strong political bias in this book. Worse, Pappe airs his open quarrel with Benny Morris numerous times. Bad form, sir, bad form. So while there was much valuable information within, the manner of presentation was so polemic that the message was greatly diluted.