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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cristol, A. Jay, 1929- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2013]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Israel-Arab War, 1967 > Naval operations.
Liberty (Ship)
Table of Contents:
  • Roll in on target
  • The two-month crisis
  • Why was the Liberty in harm's way?
  • The Liberty targeted
  • The air and sea attacks
  • In the aftermath
  • Friendly fire kills
  • Survivors' perceptions
  • Conspiracy theories
  • Tall tales vs. reality
  • Did Dayan order it?
  • America investigates
  • Israel investigates
  • Television's perspective
  • Red herrings and myths
  • Confirmation: National Security Agency intercepts
  • Confirmation: The mythical submarine
  • Confirmation: Department of State
  • Confirmation: Court of Inquiry audiotapes
  • Confirmation: NSA 1995 Historian's analysis
  • 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, aftermath of Israeli attack on USS Liberty 8 June 1967.