Agents of empire : Anglo-Zionist intelligence operations, 1915-1919 : Brigadier Walter Gribbon, Aaron Aaronsohn, and the NILI ring
1995, 1st edition. Brassey's (UK), London. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #428219
ISBN: 1857530349
Physical Description; xvi, 342 pages : maps ; 25 cm. Contents; Part 1 The theatre of war - Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Dardanelles, 1914-15: Mesopotamia, phase one; Enver's Caucasian folly; the threat to Egypt; Mesopotamia, phase two; the Arab factor; Mesopotamia, phase three; the Dardanelles - concept and comparison; the Dardanelles, phase one; the Dardanelles, phase two; Mesopotamia, phase four; the Middle East strategic situation at the end of 1915-16. Part 2 Crossing the rubicon - the creation of Nili, 1915-16: the Aaronsohn family; the plight of the Jews in Palestine; the die is cast; Nili - frustration and failure; Aaronsohn's commitment; waiting and hoping; the break out, phase one; the break out, phase two; Aaronsohn in Constantinople; Aaronsohn's vow; the Middle East strategic situation, late 1916; the meeting of minds; Cairo beckons. Part 3 Britain and Zionism - the politics of victory, 1917-1918; Aaronsohn's diary. Subjects; history of Europe. 1914-1918. military espionage, military intelligence. Aaronsohn, Aaron, 1876-1919. Aaronsohn, Aaron, 1876-1919 Diaries. Aaronsohn, Sarah. Diaries. Eretz Israel History 1882-1917. Eretz Israel History, Military 1882-1917. Great Britain. Gribbon, Walter Harold, 1881-1944. Gribbon, Walter, 1881-1944.
Palestine. Intelligence service Great Britain History. Intelligence service Israel History. Middle East. Middle East Palestine. Military campaigns. Military intelligence. NILI (Organization : Palestine). Nili (Organization : Eretz Israel). Personal narratives British. World War 1 Intelligence operations. World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Middle East. World War, 1914-1918 Military intelligence Great Britain. World War, 1914-1918 Military intelligence Palestine. World War, 1914-1918 Personal narratives, British. Zionism. Zionism Great Britain.
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