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Saving Israel: The Unknown Story of Smuggling Weapons and Winning a Nation's Independence
Saving Israel: The Unknown Story of Smuggling Weapons and Winning a Nation's Independence
Saving Israel: The Unknown Story of Smuggling Weapons and Winning a Nation's Independence
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Saving Israel: The Unknown Story of Smuggling Weapons and Winning a Nation's Independence

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The incredible true story of a WWII veteran’s renegade operation to help Israel defend itself during the First Arab-Israeli War.

Shortly after Israel was created in 1948, it faced the threat of invasion by five well-equipped neighboring armies. Though the United States opposed supplying arms to either side of the conflict, American World War II veteran Al Schwimmer was determined to do whatever it takes to help Israel defend herself.

Schwimmer created factitious airlines, bought decommissioned airplanes from the government, and sent his pilots to pick up rifles, bullets, and fighter planes from the only country willing to break the international arms embargo: communist Czechoslovakia.

Schwimmer and his team risked their lives, freedom, and US citizenship to prevent what they viewed as an imminent genocide. They evaded the FBI and State Department, gained the support of the mafia, smuggled weapons—mostly Nazi surplus—across hostile territories, and went into combat in the Middle East. This book vividly tells the story of this little-known yet historically significant mission.

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Release dateJun 14, 2023
ISBN9780811766883
Saving Israel: The Unknown Story of Smuggling Weapons and Winning a Nation's Independence

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