Gutsy Guys and Rattletrap Planes That Helped Save a Nation: What's a Nice Goy Like You Doin' in a War Like This? - Couverture souple

Dahms, Evelyn

 
9780595355976: Gutsy Guys and Rattletrap Planes That Helped Save a Nation: What's a Nice Goy Like You Doin' in a War Like This?
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ISBN 10 : 0595355978 ISBN 13 : 9780595355976
Editeur : iUniverse, 2005

Synopsis

A timely book. It helped me understand the ongoing clashes between Israelis and the Palestinians.-Lois Santalo, teacher and author of Oops, I Lost My Sense Of Humor"Not only isGutsy Guys and Rattletrap Planes that Helped Save a Nationentertaining, it's an informative insight into Middle Eastern conflicts."-Marlie Moses, PhD, award winning authorIn the spring of 1948, Evelyn Dahms' husband, Fred, a World War II American Air Force veteran, receives a call from one of his war buddies about a too-good-to-be-true airline job in Rome. Excited about the new prospect, Evie and Fred calculate that they can pay off their California home and be debt free within a year. The newlyweds take the plunge, knowing little of what awaits Evie and Fred soon discover the airline is a front for the Zionist movement to help the infant state of Israel. Surrounded by hostile Arab countries, Israel is struggling to survive. Even though Fred is not Jewish, along with other non-Jews, he risks his life to smuggle airplanes and armaments to the newborn state.Gutsy Guys and Rattletrap Planes that Helped Save a Nation showcases their remarkable true story, revealing their extraordinary courage and heroism.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595355978
ISBN 13 
9780595355976
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
204
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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