000			01479nam a2200169Ia 4500
005			20250807104731.0
008			250807s9999 xx 000 0 und d
020			_a9781416554837
082			_a956.046 _bSCO
100			_aScott, James
245		4	_aThe Attack on the Liberty
245		0	_cScott, James
260			_bSimon & Schuster _c2010
520			_a• Notorious incident: In 1967 the spy ship USS Liberty was attacked by Israeli fighter jets and torpedo boats in international waters during the Six-Day War. Thirty-four sailors were killed and more than 170 wounded, many critically. Israel claimed mistaken identity, which a U.S. naval court of inquiry confirmed, but that explanation is contradicted by the facts of the case. • Based on new revelations: James Scott has interviewed Liberty survivors, senior U.S. political and intelligence officials, and examined newly declassified documents in Israel and the United States to write this comprehensive, dramatic account. He reveals that officers in Israel’s chain of command were aware of the Liberty’ s identity and shows how events in Vietnam prompted the American government to deemphasize the attack despite widespread disbelief of Israel’s story. • The son of an attack survivor: Scott’s father, John, was an officer and engineer aboard the Liberty who was awarded the Silver Star for helping to save the ship from sinking.
650			_aHistory
942			_cENGLISH
999			_c579042 _d579042