Operation Exodus: From the Nazi Death Camps to the Promised Land: A Perilous Journey That Shaped Israel's Fate

by Gordon Thomas

Book Overview

The riveting chronicle of Jewish war survivors and their flight on the dramatic voyage of Exodus 1947, the international incident that gained sympathy for the formation of Israel The underground Jewish group Haganah arranged for the purchase of a small American steamer as part of an ambitious and daring mission: to serve as lifeboat for more than four thousand survivors of Nazi rule and transport them to Palestine. Renamed Exodus 1947, the ship and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312569939
• ISBN13: 9780312569938
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.5"