The Lion's Gate Source Analysis

This source was written and published in 2014, The Lion’s Gate: On the Front Lines of the Six Day War, by best selling author, Steven Pressfield. Pressfield was a 24 year old secular American Jew in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve during the June 1967 Six Day War. The impressive military victory by Israeli made a lasting impression on the young man, which later inspired his book reflecting upon the war. The purpose of this book is to reflect upon and tell the story of one of the most astonishing military victories in history, Israel in the Six Day War. This source has been a valuable primary source for my investigation, and includes hundreds of hours of personal interviews with veterans of the war—Paratroopers, tank commanders, Recon soldiers,