Attack on the Liberty: The Untold Story of Israel's Deadly 1967 Assault on a U.S. Spy Ship - Paperback
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Simon & SchusterISBN-13:9781416554837ISBN-10:1416554831UPC:9781416554837Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Military, Middle EastBook Topic:Naval, United States, Israel & PalestineSize:8.42 x 6.20 x 0.95 inchesWeight:0.7297Product ID:SCP1DMT6P7
- Notorious incident: In 1967 the spy ship USS Liberty was attacked by Israeli fighter jets and torpedo boats in international waters during the Six-Day War. Thirty-four sailors were killed and more than 170 wounded, many critically. Israel claimed mistaken identity, which a U.S. naval court of inquiry confirmed, but that explanation is contradicted by the facts of the case. - Based on new revelations: James Scott has interviewed Liberty survivors, senior U.S. political and intelligence officials, and examined newly declassified documents in Israel and the United States to write this comprehensive, dramatic account. He reveals that officers in Israel's chain of command were aware of the Liberty' s identity and shows how events in Vietnam prompted the American government to deemphasize the attack despite widespread disbelief of Israel's story. - The son of an attack survivor: Scott's father, John, was an officer and engineer aboard the Liberty who was awarded the Silver Star for helping to save the ship from sinking.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Simon & SchusterISBN-13:9781416554837ISBN-10:1416554831UPC:9781416554837Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Military, Middle EastBook Topic:Naval, United States, Israel & PalestineSize:8.42 x 6.20 x 0.95 inchesWeight:0.7297Product ID:SCP1DMT6P7
A Pulitzer Prize finalist and former Nieman Fellow at Harvard, James M. Scott is the author of Target Tokyo, Black Snow, Rampage, The War Below, and The Attack on the Liberty. In addition, Scott is a sought-after public speaker, who leads battlefield tours and lectures at institutions around the world. He lives with his wife and two children in Charleston, South Carolina, where he is the Scholar in Residence at The Citadel. Visit him at JamesMScott.com.
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