Out of the limelight : events, operations, missions and personalities in Israeli history / Eliyahu Sacharov ; translated from Hebrew by Rachel Bar Yosef.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sacharov, Eliahu.

Standardized Title:

Maʻaś ba-tsel. English

Language:

English

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

Sacharov, Eliahu.

Haganah (Organization)--Biography.

Haganah (Organization).

Defenses.

History.

Israel--Defenses--History--20th century.

Israel.

Genre:

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

ix, 253 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jerusalem ; New York : Gefen, [2004]

Summary:

In this translation of a memoir published in Hebrew by the Ministry of Defense Publishing House in 2000, an early Zionist traces the situation culminating in Israel's 1948 War of Independence. Among the experiences Sacharov recounts is his role in the Haganah, the military arm of the pre-state Jewish community. He also discusses Israeli leaders (some pictured), secret arms deals with the US, and what he regards as some historians' misguided views. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Storage Lofts for the Haganah Files and Underground Arms Caches 11

Developing and Modernizing the Military Industry: Development and Production of Mortars and Testing in the Jordanian Desert 19

Establishing a Communications Network and Transmitting Stations 27

The Transfer of Haganah Headquarters to the "Kofer Hayishuv" Offices and the Start of Galili's Activity as the Chief Aide to Shaul Avigur 33

Replacing Live Fragmentation Grenades with Blanks 40

My First Arrest in the Struggle Against the White Paper 45

The First Explosion at Ta'as Takes a Heavy Toll 53

My Car is Swept Out to Sea 57

My Second Arrest 61

The Arms Ship Prepares to Set Sail for... Beirut 70

Era of The Brothers-in-Law, Full of Inspiration Great Hope and Vision 87

Two Luminaries 108

Deploying for a Possible German Invasion 115

Procurement of the Ships Nora and Shayo for Arms Shipping 119

The Levi Eshkol I Knew 126

The How and the When of the Plan to Produce ABC Kits 137

The First Fighter Planes and the Airlift from Czechoslovakia 141

The Purchase of the Flying Fortresses (B-17S) and Flying in Secret from the United States 166

David Hacohen and the Recruitment of Meir Sherman to the Haganah Delegation 173

Arms Shipment From Mexico 178

The Critical Importance of the Arms Shipments on the Eve of the War of Independence and During the War 189

David Ben-Gurion 193

Production of a Prototype of a 120-Caliber Mortar 197

The Crisis Surrounding the Appointment of Haim Bar-Lev as Chief of Staff 204

The Appointment of Haim Bar-On as Yigal Allon's Personal Assistant and Bureau Chief 208

Golda Meir 211

Voluntary Activity in the Defense Ministry and the Purchase of Over Two Hundred 155-Caliber Howitzer Cannons at the Height of The War of Attrition 220

The New and the Not-So-New Historians 225

The IDF 239

A Reversal of Values 242.

Notes:

Translation of: Maʻaś ba-tsel.

ISBN:

9652292982

OCLC:

56397543