SIGNED BY MARTIN GILBERT WITH DEDICATION. Sir Martin John Gilbert (1936-2015) was an eminent British historian and honorary Fellow of Merton College, University of Oxford, the author of over eighty books, including major works on the Holocaust and Jewish history. The dedication is to Mrs.Esther Narkis who occupied a leading role on the Israeli music education scene, the wife of Uzi Narkiss (1925-1997) - an Israeli general, commander of the Israel Defense Forces units in the Central Region during the Six Day War, under whose direction the Old City was taken over and Jerusalem reunified under Israeli control. 240x160mm. XVI+750 pages. Wine cloth Hardcover with illustrated dust-jacket. Gilt spine. Jacket upper edge slightly wrinkled. Cover bottom corners and spine edges slightly bumped. Spine wrinkled in the middle. Signed dedication by author on title page. [SUMMARY]: This unique exemplar of a comprehensive historical monograph on the history of Israel by one of the most influential 20th-century historians, bearing his signature and dedication to a prominent figure in Israeli music education and the wife of one of the key figures in the military history of Israel, is in very good condition.