Gideon's Spies: The Secret History of the Mossad
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Created in 1951 to ensure the future of an embattled Israel, the Mossad has been responsible for the most audacious and thrilling feats of espionage, counterterrorism, and assassination ever ventured. Gordon Thomas's 1999 publication of "Gideon's Spies," resulting from closed-door interviews with Mossad agents, informants, and spymasters as well as from classified documents and top-secret sources, revealed previously untold truths about the Israeli intelligence agency. And now, in this edition, Thomas updates his classic text and shows the Mossad as it truly is: brilliant, ruthless, and flawed, but ultimately awesome. Three all-new chapters cover topics including: - How the Mossad planned to assassinate Saddam Hussein- Saddam's food-testing ritual, and the surprising "source" within his government- China's U.S.-based front-companies, and its relationship with bin Laden- Mossad's untold role in the events before and after 9/11- Mossad and revelations about Princess Diana's death- The disappearance of the millions transferred from the Vatican Bank to the Polish Solidarity movement- How extremists recruit suicide bombers, including women- Mossad's untold role in the Iraq war and the hunts for Saddam and bin Laden- Saddam's plans for trial
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0312339135
ISBN13:9780312339135
Release Date:March 2005
Publisher:Thomas Dunne Books
Length:460 Pages
Weight:1.24 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.4" x 9.2"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
A Review of Gideon's Spies
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Gideon's Spies: The Secret History of the Mossad is a fascinating book. It contains everything from how it taped the conversations of Monica Lewinski and Bill Clinton to how they captured Adolf Eichmann and to how they took out missiles just seconds before they were to be detonated and shoot down the plane of Golda Meier when she flew to Rome. Nothing seems to be hidden from the Mossad. Do you want to know who hired Ali Agca to kill John Paul II? Read the book. It tells all.
Interesante, ágil, pero a veces parece de novela
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
El libro me lo bebí en unos cuantos días. Es muy ágil para leer y te llena de intriga, mas al suponer que todas las "revelaciones" tienen algo de cierto o fueron reales. Algunas cosas son comprobables por las mismas noticias, otras creo que caen en lo novelesco. Aún así no lo compré como documento histórico, sino para entender un poco mas de la organización Mossad y no me decepcionó. Excelente si buscas este mismo objetivo
You'll feel like a fly on the wall
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Gideon's spies is very well written and informative. The detail of events is incredible, and I look forward to checking out other books by this author. This book will definitely take you into a different world and will change your perspective of international relations.
Gideon's Spies by Gordon Thomas
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
You may be able to put down Gideon's Spies and spread your reading over several days, but I couldn't. I picked up the book on Friday, and started...but when I picked it up on Saturday I couldn't stop. It was very late into Sunday morning when I fonished. Do you want to know what really happened and not what the biased and uninformed media put out? Your view of the world and especially the intelligence services will never be the same. You will want to question what you see and hear. You will be shocked at the duplicity of politicians and governments, if you now aren't. Be prepared for your education about the real world.
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