Yigael Yadin
Yigael Yadin (d. 1984) had an extraordinary career as a scholar, statesman and general. Formerly chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces and Deputy Prime Minister of Israel, he was also the author of many popular books on archaeology, including The Art of Warfare in Biblical Lands (McGraw-Hill, 1963) and volumes on his landmark excavations, Hazor and Masada.