Operation Exodus
Subtitle: from the Nazi death camps to the promised land : a perilous journey that shaped Israel's fate
By: Gordon Thomas
Edition: 1st U.S. Ed.
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books; St. Martin's Press; Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin's Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9780312569938
Description: Traces the history and purpose of a small steamer that survived U-boat attacks during World War II, describing how it was renamed "Exodus 1947" to be better suited to its purpose of ferrying Holocaust survivors to Palestine, and detailing the incident between the "Exodus 1947" and the British Royal Navy in international waters.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.