Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The angel

Medium

electronic resource eBook

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Uri Bar-Joseph ; translated from the Hebrew-language edition by David Hazony

Sub title

the Egyptian spy who saved Israel

Summary

"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

Table Of 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 grids 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

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