Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service

"This book tells what should have been known and isn''t--that Israel''s hidden force is as formidable as its recognized physical strength." -- Israeli President Shimon Peres For decades, Israel''s renowned security arm, the Mossad, has been widely recognized as the best intelligence service in the world. In Mossad , authors Michael Bar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal take us behind the closed curtain with riveting, eye-opening, boots-on-the-ground accounts of the most dangerous, most crucial missions in the agency''s 60-year history. These are real Mission: Impossible true stories brimming with high-octane action--from the breathtaking capture of Nazi executioner Adolph Eichmann to the recent elimination of key Iranian nuclear scientists. Anyone who is fascinated by the world of international espionage, intelligence, and covert "Black-Ops" warfare will find Mossad electrifying reading.

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"This book tells what should have been known and isn't-that Israel's hidden force is as formidable as its recognized physical strength." Shimon Peres, President of Israel

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Michael Bar-Zohar, Nissim Mishal
• Con la collaborazione di: Nissim Mishal (Illustrazione)
• Editore: Ecco Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.09.2012
• EAN: 9780062123404
• ISBN: 978-0-06-212340-4
• Pagine: 388
• Dimensioni: 160 mm x 235 mm x 33 mm
• Serie: Ecco
• Categorie: Saggistica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia contemporanea (dal 1945 al 1989); Europe, True Crime, Geopolitics, military history, International Relations, Terrorism, armed struggle, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Politics and government, General and world history, Warfare and defence, Political science and theory, Espionage and secret services, Special and elite forces, HISTORY: WORLD, HISTORY: Middle East / Israel & Palestine, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Terrorism, HISTORY: Jewish, JEWISH STUDIES: HISTORY, JEWISH STUDIES: ISRAEL, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Security (National & International), POLITICAL SCIENCE: Geopolitics, HISTORY: Essays, HISTORY: Military / Special Forces, Jewish Studies / Israel, Jewish Studies / History