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

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781616207229
  • ISBN: 1616207221
  • Physical Description: xvii, 248 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2019.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Subject:
Palmaḥ.
Undercover operations > Israel.
Special forces (Military science) > Israel.
Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949.
Palestine > History > 1929-1948.

Available copies

  • 15 of 16 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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  • 1 current hold with 16 total copies.
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Marion Library 327.1209 FRI (Text) 37810435750236 Adult Nonfiction Available -