Title:
The reckoning : death and intrigue in the promised land : a true detective story
Author:
Bishop, Patrick (Patrick Joseph), author.
Personal Author:
Edition:
First U.S. edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2014]
Physical Description:
xii, 299 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Summary:
"One of Britain's most renowned military historians revisits the death of Zionist leader Avraham Stern-- head of Israel's notorious Stern Gang-- at the hand of a British policeman during WW II"--
General Note:
"Originally published in Great Britain in 2014 by William Collins, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers"--Title page verso.
Language:
English
Contents:
'There are few who do good and many that do evil' -- 'This was the job for' -- 'Let fists be flung like stone' -- 'A soul for a soul and blood for blood' -- 'And he is a rebel, eager for the storm' -- 'In the underground' -- 'they will cover your memory with spittle and disgrace' -- A 'trap for the British brutes' -- 'Al-Ta'Amod!' -- 'It doesn't matter if they kill me' -- 'Avraham, Avraham' -- 'The blood of your brethren is calling to you from the gave' -- 'Hatred was aflame in their hearts and the need for vengeance burned' -- 'Terrorism is an infectious disease -- 'Striking a blow against the falsification of history' -- 'It's nothing like the truth' -- 'The Holy City."
ISBN:
9780062267825
Format :
Book
