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Page 144
... wanted to break the spirits and bodies of the prisoners , among whom were some of our best officers and men . They wanted to hurt their families - numbering some thousands of people . They wanted to strike fear into the hearts of Jewish ...
... wanted to break the spirits and bodies of the prisoners , among whom were some of our best officers and men . They wanted to hurt their families - numbering some thousands of people . They wanted to strike fear into the hearts of Jewish ...
Page 166
... wanted a part of the good arms we brought in the " Altalena " to be sent to our units in Jerusalem and why we wanted our units in the Army to get their fair share too . It is a natural and accepted tradition in every army , that the ...
... wanted a part of the good arms we brought in the " Altalena " to be sent to our units in Jerusalem and why we wanted our units in the Army to get their fair share too . It is a natural and accepted tradition in every army , that the ...
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... wanted all possible doubts in the mind of the people to be removed . We were not mistaken . The Labour Government's ingenuity was equal to the occasion . Attlee announced in the House of Commons that the Committee's recommendations must ...
... wanted all possible doubts in the mind of the people to be removed . We were not mistaken . The Labour Government's ingenuity was equal to the occasion . Attlee announced in the House of Commons that the Committee's recommendations must ...
Contents
THE GATEWAY TO FREEDOM | 1 |
LAND OF OUR FATHERS | 12 |
AU REVOIR IN FREEDOM | 23 |
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