SCOTT : The attack on the Liberty (ajánló)
ON JUNE 8, 1967, an American spy ship, the U.S.S. Liberty, eavesdropped on communications off the coast of Egypt. When Israeli fighter jets and reconnaissance planes flew overhead, the Liberty's crew assumed that the ship's identifying markings and American flag would be visible to the pilots in the clear skies above. But after as many as eight passes over a period of nearly nine hours, fighter jets suddenly opened fire. When the air attack ended, Israeli torpedo boats appeared and scored a direct hit. Thirty-four crewmen were killed and 171 injured—two-thirds of the crew. Only heroic efforts saved the ship from sinking.
Back in Washington, news of the attack on the Liberty was received with shock and outrage. But Israel's stunning victory in the Six-Day War, as it became known, was a source of pride to many American Jews, and their support was crucial to the Johnson administration, which was increasingly mired in Vietnam. The attack on the Liberty was pushed to the back pages of the nation's newspapers and ultimately all but forgotten.
In this riveting book, James Scott a journalist and the son of a surviving Liberty officer recounts the story of the horrifying attack and shows how political considerations trumped the demands for justice. Drawing on new interviews and recently declassified documents, The Attack on the Liberty is the finest account yet of this tragedy and a remarkable tale of men under fire in an incident that remains bitterly disputed after more than forty years.
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