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Author:

Friedman, Matti, author.

Title:

Spies of no country : secret lives at the birth of Israel / Matti Friedman.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

xvii, 248 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

Subject:

Palmaḥ.
Palestine--History--1929-1948.
Undercover operations--Israel.
Special forces (Military science)--Israel.
Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [223]-245).

Contents:

Haifa -- The scout -- At camp -- The garage -- The watcher -- Tiger -- Isaac -- Operation Starling -- Cedar -- The watcher -- Beirut. Kim -- Exceptional opportunities -- The fall of Israel -- The Three Moons kiosk -- Casino Méditerranée -- Hitler's yacht -- The saboteur -- The gallows -- The Jewish state -- Georgette -- The redhead -- Home.

Summary:

"The story of a ragtag unit known as the Arab Section, which was conceived in Palestine during World War II by British spies and Jewish militia leaders, and which eventually became the nucleus of the Mossad, Israel's vaunted intelligence agency"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1616207221
9781616207229

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1048656953

LCCN:

2018026756

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