Other people's lands -- The third temple -- Zionism and the British mandate to 1938 -- While the war raged, 1939-1944 -- The fall and rise of Fascism -- Allied victory, 1945 -- Race for fanaticism, 1946 -- "A besieged garrison", 1947 -- "Only a beachhead" -- Partition, the "temporary expedient", 1947-1948 -- Israel sans frontières -- Postscript : segue to today.