MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2010481969
003 DLC
005 20130607092542.0
008 100810s2009 mauabf b 001 0deng d
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100 1 $aCesarani, David.
245 10 $aMajor Farran's hat :$bthe untold story of the struggle to establish the Jewish state /$cDavid Cesarani.
250 $a1st Da Capo Press ed.
260 $aCambridge, MA :$bDa Capo Press,$c2009.
300 $ax, 290 p., [8] p. of plates :$bill., maps ;$c24 cm.
505 0 $aPrologue : abduction in Jerusalem -- Jewish rebels, imperial warriors and colonial policemen -- Roy Farran and the special squads -- Cover-up and scandal -- Court martial -- The hero's return and the terrorists' revenge.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 263-275) and index.
520 $aExplores why Britain lost Palestine, linking its counterinsurgency and diplomatic strategies through the role of Roy Farran, commander of British counterterrorism squads, to the abduction of a Jewish activist, Alexander Rubowitz.
600 10 $aFarran, Roy Alexander$xTrials, litigation, etc.
600 10 $aRubowitz, Alexander,$d-1947$xDeath and burial.
650 0 $aTerrorism$xPrevention$xGovernment policy$zGreat Britain.
650 0 $aTerrorism$zPalestine$xHistory.
650 0 $aZionists.
651 0 $aPalestine$xHistory$y1929-1948.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1012/2010481969-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1012/2010481969-d.html