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The forgotten cloak-and-dagger history of the former Nazi scientists who were recruited by Egypt to develop long-range missiles capable of striking Israel.
From 1951 to 1967 Egypt pursued a secret program to build military rockets that could have conceivably posed a threat to neighboring Israel. Because such an ambitious project required Western expertise, the Egyptian leader President Nasser hired West German scientists, many of them veterans of the Nazi rocket program at Peenemünde and elsewhere. These covert plans soon came to the attention of Israel's legendary secret service, Mossad, and caused deep alarm in Tel Aviv. Would Israel fall under the shadow of long-range missiles held by a ruler who was sworn to destroy the Jewish state? Could the missiles be fitted with warheads filled with radiological, chemical, or even nuclear materials? Israel responded by using threats, intimidation, and brutal assassination squads to deter the German scientists from working on Nasser's behalf. Exactly half a century later, this book tells the gripping story of the mysterious arms dealers, Mossad assassins, scientific genii, and leading figures who all played their part in Operation Damocles.
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A fascinating story.
Unpretentious and enjoyable.
A fascinating story. "
Unpretentious and enjoyable. "
A brilliant analysis that is cogent and clear. There is no better study available. A must read.--Ahmed Rashid, author of Taliban and Jihad
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Unpretentious and enjoyable.
A fascinating story. "
Unpretentious and enjoyable. "
A brilliant analysis that is cogent and clear. There is no better study available. A must read.--Ahmed Rashid, author of Taliban and Jihad
Roger Howard is a British journalist and historian specializing in the Middle East. Roger's articles have appeared in the Guardian, the London Times, the Daily Telegraph, the Independent, the Wall Street Journal, The Spectator, the New Statesman, the International Herald Tribune, and many other newspapers. He lives in England.
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- PublisherAudible Studios on Brilliance audio
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1522672400
- ISBN 13 9781522672401
- BindingMP3 CD
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Operation Damocles: Israel's Secret War Against Hitler's Scientists, 1951-1967 by Howard, Roger [MP3 CD ]
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