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." 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. Mossad unveils the defining and most dangerous operations, unknown heroes, and mysterious agents of the world's most respected—and most enigmatic—intelligence service. Here are the thrilling stories of daring top secret missions, including the capture of Adolf Eichmann, the eradication of Black September, the destruction of the Syrian nuclear facility, and the elimination of key Iranian nuclear scientists. Drawn from intensive research and exclusive interviews with Israeli leaders and Mossad operatives, this riveting history brings to life the brave agents, deadly villains, and major battlegrounds that have shaped Israel and the world at large for more than sixty years. |
Contents
Chapter Three A Hanging in Baghdad | |
Chapter Five Oh That? Its Khrushchevs Speech | |
Chapter Seven Where Is Yossele? | |
Chapter Eight A Nazi Hero at the Service of the Mossad | |
Chapter Ten I Want a MiG21 | |
Chapter Twelve The Quest for the Red Prince | |
Chapter Thirteen The Syrian Virgins | |
Chapter Fifteen A Honey Trap for the Atom | |
Chapter Sixteen Saddams Supergun | |
Chapter Eighteen From North Korea with Love | |
Chapter Twenty The Cameras Were Rolling | |
Epilogue War with Iran? | |
Index | |
About the Authors | |
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