Major Farran's hat : the untold story of the struggle to establish the Jewish state / David Cesarani.
In May 1947 a sixteen-year-old Jewish activist named Alexander Rubowitz was abducted in broad daylight from the streets of Jerusalem. At the abduction scene, a gray hat was found, purportedly belonging to Major Roy Farran, a decorated World War II officer who was in charge of British counterterroris...
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Cambridge, MA :
Da Capo Press,
2009.
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Table of Contents:
- Prologue : 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.