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Author:

Thomas, Gordon, 1933-

Title:

Operation Exodus : from the Nazi death camps to the promised land : a perilous journey that shaped Israel's fate / Gordon Thomas.

Edition:

1st U.S. ed.

Publisher:

Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin's Press,

Copyright Date:

2010

Description:

xviii, 382 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Jewish refugees--Palestine--History--20th century.
Jewish refugees--Europe--History--20th century.
Exodus 1947 (Ship)
Palestine--History--History--20th century.
Holocaust survivors--Palestine.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 366-375) and index.

Contents:

The house of secrets -- Stirrings -- Mounting opposition -- War on all fronts -- Action stations -- Westward bound -- The rabbi's mission -- "Kibbutz Fourteen" and the dancing girls -- Preparations -- Plans and proposals -- The Haganah spy -- Bird flown coop -- Brief encounters -- Boarding -- Dark side of the moon -- The attack -- Floating concentration camps -- The return -- The gates to hell -- The last place to send them -- Homeward bound.

ISBN:

0312569939 (hc)
9780312569938 (hc)

LCCN:

2010034318

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

EWPB745 -- Ruthven Public Library (Ruthven)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)