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The angel : the Egyptian spy who saved Israel / Uri Bar-Joseph ; translated from the Hebrew-language edition by David Hazony.

Author/creator Bar-Joseph, Uri author.
Other author/creatorHazony, David, translator.
Format Book and Print
EditionFirst U.S. edition.
Publication Info New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2016]
Copyright Notice ©2016
Descriptionix, 372 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Uniform titleMalʾakh. English
Contents The funeral and the mystery -- Cairo, 1944-1970: beginnings -- London, 1970: contact -- April 1971: enter military intelligence -- May 1971: liftoff -- The dream of every spy agency on Earth -- Sadat's emissary for special affairs -- Egypt girds for war -- Final preparations and an intermezzo in Rome -- Signing at sundown on Saturday -- Dovecote: warning and war -- The rise and fall of Ashraf Marwan -- An angel in the city, a son-in-law exposed -- Fallen angel.
Abstract "The first English-language book to tell the sensational story of Ashraf Marwan, a top Egyptian official who spied for the Mossad and almost singlehandedly saved Israel from defeat in the Yom Kippur War. The Angel is a gripping feat of reportage that blows open the Mossad and reveals the shocking truth behind Marwan's mysterious death"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 331-355) and index.
LanguageTranslated from the Hebrew.
Genre/formBiography.
Genre/formBiographies.
LCCN 2015042832
ISBN9780062420107 (hardback)
ISBN0062420100 (hardback)
ISBN9780062420138 (paperback)
ISBN0062420135 (paperback)
ISBN(ebook)
ISBN(ebook)
Standard identifier# 40026258212

Available Items

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Joyner General Stacks DT107.828 .M375 B3713 2016 ✔ Available Place Hold