Title:
The woman who fought an empire : Sarah Aaronsohn and her Nili spy ring
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Publication Date:
2018
Publication Information:
[Lincoln, NE] : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2018]
Physical Description:
xiv, 293 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781612349435
Abstract:
"The Woman Who Fought an Empire" tells the improbable odyssey of a spirited young woman--the daughter of Romanian-born Jewish settlers in Palestine--and her journey from unhappy housewife to daring leader of a notorious Middle East spy ring.
General Note:
Place of publication taken from publisher's website.
Contents:
I will be really happy when I am home -- Two cannot take three places : what is missing is missing -- Don't you feel that a new generation is born? -- What sights her eyes have seen -- They must attack immediately -- The wait -- Aaron Aaronsohn's journey -- One of your men came across the desert -- What about Avshalom? -- Black nights -- What I have done, I have done purely for my people and my country -- To Sarah -- We are watched by a thousand eyes -- Everywhere I turn I feel his absence -- The situation is getting worse -- She is worth a hundred men -- The boys will turn into green crowned date palms.
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Language:
English
