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O Jerusalem! By Larry Collins, Dominique Lapierre

O Jerusalem! provides a gripping historical account of the events surrounding the creation of the state of Israel in 1948.

February 20, 2024 AUTHOR / BOOK REVIEWS / Espionage / GENRE / George Jonas / History / Israel / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / Politics / Terrorism / True Crime / War

Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team by George Jonas

Vengeance is a controversial account that follows the missions and operations of an Israeli counter-terrorism unit known as “Squadron.”

February 12, 2024 AUTHOR / Biography / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / Claire Hoy / Espionage / GENRE / History / Israel / Memoir / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / Politics / Victor Ostrovsky / War

By Way of Deception: The Making of a Mossad Officer by Victor Ostrovsky, Claire Hoy

“By Way of Deception: The Making of a Mossad Officer” by Victor Ostrovsky and Claire Hoy is a controversial memoir that offers a unique insider’s perspective into the world of the Mossad, Israel’s renowned intelligence agency.

January 8, 2024 Aaron J. Klein / Audiobook / AUTHOR / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / Espionage / GENRE / History / Israel / Military Fiction / Nonfiction / Politics / Sports / Terrorism / War

Striking Back: The 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and Israel’s Deadly Response by Aaron J. Klein

Striking Back is a book that explores the events surrounding the terrorist attack on the Israeli Olympic team at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

November 16, 2023 AUTHOR / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / Espionage / GENRE / Gordon Thomas / Historical / History / Israel / Jewish / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / Politics / War

Gideon’s Spies: The Secret History of the Mossad by Gordon Thomas

Gideon’s Spies by Gordon Thomas is an extensive and captivating exploration of the history of the Mossad, Israel’s security agency.

October 29, 2023 Academic / AUTHOR / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / GENRE / History / Israel / Judaism / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / Politics / Technology / War / Yaakov Katz

The Weapon Wizards: How Israel Became a High-Tech Military Superpower by Yaakov Katz

Weapon Wizards is an illuminating journey into the world of Israeli military innovation, technology, and the brilliant minds behind it.

October 17, 2023 Audiobook / AUTHOR / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / GENRE / History / Israel / Jewish / Michael B. Oren / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / Politics / War / World History

Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East by Michael B. Oren

Very good account of the 1967 Arab-Israeli 6 Day War. The book offers a glimpse into the political and military dynamics that reshaped the modern Middle East in just six days.

October 4, 2023 Audiobook / AUTHOR / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / Espionage / GENRE / History / Iran / Israel / Military Fiction / Nonfiction / Politics / Ronen Bergman / Terrorism / War

The Secret War with Iran: The 30-Year Clandestine Struggle Against the World’s Most Dangerous Terrorist Power by Ronen Bergman

A book by Ronen Bergman that delves into the covert and often shadowy secret war with Iran and various Western nations.

October 2, 2023 Audiobook / AUTHOR / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / Espionage / GENRE / History / Israel / Jewish / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / Politics / Ronen Bergman / War

Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel’s Targeted Assassinations by Ronen Bergman

“Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel’s Targeted Assassinations” by Ronen Bergman is nothing short of a gripping journey into the clandestine world of espionage, covert operations, and the morally complex realm of targeted assassinations carried out by Israel’s intelligence agencies.

September 25, 2023 AUTHOR / Biography / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / Espionage / GENRE / History / Israel / Jewish / Michael Bar-Zohar / Military Fiction / Nissim Mishal / Nonfiction / Politics / Thriller / War

Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service by Michael Bar-Zohar, Nissim Mishal

In “Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service,” authors Michael Bar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal deliver a riveting account of the covert world of Israel’s legendary intelligence agency, Mossad.