The Liberty incident revealed : the definitive account of the 1967 Israeli attack on the U.S. Navy spy ship /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cristol, A. Jay, 1929
Published: Naval Institute Press,
Publisher Address: Annapolis, Maryland :
Publication Dates: [2013]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: [Revised and expanded edition].
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Item Description: Previously published: The Liberty incident : the 1967 Israeli attack on the U.S. Navy spy ship / A. Jay Cristol. Washington, D.C. : Brassey's, 2002.
Carrier Form: xiv, 392 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781612513409 (cloth : alkaline paper) :
1612513409 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
Index Number: DS127
CLC: E382.53
D815.4
Call Number: D815.4/C933/[rev.exp.ed.]
Contents: Roll in on target -- The two-month crisis -- Why was the Liberty in harm's way? -- The Liberty targeted -- The air and sea attacks -- In the aftermath -- Friendly fire kills -- Survivors' perceptions -- Conspiracy theories -- Tall tales vs. reality -- Did Dayan order it? -- America investigates -- Israel investigates -- Television's perspective -- Red herrings and myths -- Confirmation: National Security Agency intercepts -- Confirmation: The mythical submarine -- Confirmation: Department of State -- Confirmation: Court of Inquiry audiotapes -- Confirmation: NSA 1995 Historian's analysis --