Angels in the Sky: How a Band of Volunteer Airmen Saved the New State of Israel

By Robert Gandt

Book Overview

In 1948, when the newly founded nation of Israel came under siege from a coalition of Arab states, a band of volunteer airmen from the United States, Canada, Britain, France, and South Africa arrived to help. They were a small group, fewer than 150. Many were World War II veterans; most of them knowingly violated their nations' embargoes on the shipment of arms and aircraft to Israel. The airmen risked everything--their careers, citizenship, and lives--to fight for Israel. The saga of the volunteer airmen in Israel's war of independence stands as one of the most stirring--and little-known--war stories of the past century.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393356353
• ISBN13: 9780393356359
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.3"