Meet Mickey Marcus, an American War Hero and Israel’s Hero!
In 1947, a year before declaring independence, David Ben Gurion, the Chairman of the Jewish Agency, anticipated war. He tried to recruit retired military leaders to help the Jews survive victoriously. While he found the defense groups unorganized, lacking supplies, and needing more mobile units, he was deeply impressed with the fighters, whom he saw as the army’s primary resource. He told “the Boss,” “I found less than I expected and more than I hoped for. The Haganah has educated a type of commander who could easily be converted into a first-rate officer.” He then handwrote army manuals that...