Israelis. So in every way its a fascinating place, its a fascinating gateway, if you like, to see the history of the world. Host is jerusalem strategically located . How did it become so vital . Guest absolutely not. Absolutely not. Its not strategically valuable at all. It became strategically valuable when it became a great city and a great fortress. But actually, its far there the trade routes. When armies are invading up and down, are invading egypt or from egypt invading in towards syria, they march up the coast as napoleon did too. Theres another one i didnt mention. And they dont go anywhere near jerusalem. So jerusalem is irrelevant. Jerusalem is all about holiness. Its value comes completely from the, its a temple city. And its prestige as a capital and as a name in history really comes from that, for that reason, from its sanctity thats all about religion. Host when did it begin . As a city . Guest well, it began, you know, it began in sort of probably the second millennium b
Now from london book tv interviewed robert beck, the current state of the publishing industry. The art of evaluating others writing, and the worldwide importance of the englishlanguage. This is about a halfhour. And youre watching book tv on cspan2. And we are in london talking with british authors and joining us now is author and historian whose most recent Nonfiction Book is jerusalem the biography. If i may start with a you have in the front of your book. This is it. Jerusalem is an old nymphomaniac to squeezes lover after lover to death before shrugging him off with a yawn. A black widow who devours are made while they are still penetrating her. What does that mean . Well, very wittily captures the fascination. Such a magnetic draw to overrun the world but especially to me. Jerusalem is a lens through which you can write a history of the middle east. History of the world almost. The exciting thing about it has just been conquered by but every single race civilization you care to me
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Stalin was 'prepared to move more than a million Soviet troops to the German border to deter Hitler's aggression just before the Second World War' Papers which were kept secret for almost 70 years show that the Soviet Union proposed sending a.