The Liberty incident revealed : the definitive account of the 1967 Israeli attack on the U.S. Navy spy ship / A. Jay Cristol.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cristol, A. Jay, 1929-2024.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberty (Ship).

Israel-Arab War, 1967--Naval operations.

Israel-Arab War, 1967.

Jewish-Arab relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (417 p.)

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Cutting through all of the controversy and conspiracy theories about Israel's deadly attack on the USS Liberty in June 1967 at the height of the Six Day War, Cristol revises his well-regarded book about the event with a complete, in-depth analysis of all of the sources, including recently released tapes from National Security Agency. When the first edition of The Liberty Incident was published in 2002 there remained many unanswered questions about Israeli Air Force audio tapes intercepted by the NSA. Some alleged they would prove that the Israeli attack was premeditated. Cristol's successful

Contents:

Table of Contents; List of Illustrations ; Preface to the Second Edition ; Acknowledgments; 1. Roll In On Target; 2. The Two-Month Crisis ; 3. Why Was the Liberty in Harm's Way? ; 4. The Liberty Targeted; 5. The Air and Sea Attacks; 6. In the Aftermath ; 7. Friendly Fire Kills ; 8. Survivor's Perceptions ; 9. Conspiracy Theories; 10. Tall Tales vs. Reality ; 11. Did Dayan Order It? ; 12. America Investigates; 13. Israel Investigates; 14. Television's Perspective; 15. Red Herrings and Myths; 16. Confirmation: National Security Agency Intercepts; 17. Confirmation: The Mythical Submarine

18. Confirmation: Department of State19. Confirmation: Court of Inquiry Audiotapes; 20. Confirmation: NSA 1995 Historian's Analysis; 21. Final Analysis; Epilogue to the First Edition, by Ernest C. Castle; In Memoriam ; Appendix 1: Official Reports of the Liberty Incident ; Appendix 2: Israel Air Force and NSA Audiotapes: Compared; Appendix 3: Memo, Director NSA: Bravo ""Crayon"" Report, NR2149; Notes ; Acronyms and Abbreviations ; Selected Bibliography ; Index ; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 9, 2013).

ISBN:

1-61251-387-5

OCLC:

855969810