Jay cristol brasseys military nka potomac books, washington dc, 2002. Ian henshaw a few days ago came the latest israeli attempt to deny that allegations that the israeli attack on the uss liberty during the seven days war in 1967 was a cold blooded murder designed to trigger a us attack on egypt. During the sixday war, israeli aircraft and torpedo boats attack the uss liberty in international waters off egypts gaza strip. Also recall that just three years before, the uss maddox was not attacked in gulf of tonkin, but u. Cutting through all of the controversy and conspiracy theories about israels deadly attack, cristol revises his wellregarded book about the event with an expanded and indepth analysis of all of the sources, including the released.
This group was started to support the crew of the uss liberty, and to learn and share information, to try to find a way to help these men get their longawaited and due justice. When cristols first book on the subject, the liberty incident, was published in 2002, there remained many unanswered questions about israeli. Uss liberty movie a fulllength feature film of the june 8. The israeli attack on the uss liberty was a grievous error, largely attributable to the fact that it occurred in the midst of the confusion of a fullscale war in 1967. The uss liberty incident was an attack on a united states navy technical research ship, uss. Jun 15, 2015 the submarine uss amberjack had escorted the liberty all the way from west africa. This information was compiled by uss liberty survivors jim ennes and joe meadors at if you are not yet familiar with the deliberate israeli attack on the uss liberty, please read the findings of the independent commission of inquiry, composed of three admirals and generals of the us armed forces and one ambassador. Assault on the liberty was published in six hard cover editions by random house, in one paperback edition by the ivy books division of ballantine, and in one overseas arabic language edition by the language management corporation of nicosia, cyprus. Fifty years later, nsa keeps details of israels uss liberty attack secret. She was originally built and served in world war ii as a vc2sap3 type victory cargo ship named ss simmons victory.
Cristols book thoroughly investigates the 1967 israeli attack on the uss liberty, including all official investigations, and concurs that it was a tragic mistake caused by numerous u. When israel attacked uss liberty the americans have findings that show our pilots were aware the ship was american, a newly published document by the state archives says. Operation cyanide by peter hounam suggests a motive for the attack and coverup. A recent book, the liberty incident revealed a followon to an earlier book by jay cristol, published by u. In contrast to american outrage over north koreas assault on the intelligence ship pueblo, iraqs mistaken missile strike on the uss stark, last falls bombing of the uss cole in aden, and the recent uschina air incident, the savaging of liberty was quickly hushed up by president lyndon johnson and defense. The definitive account of the 1967 israeli attack on the u.
And if youve read books or seen films about it in the past, these readers say this book picks up where those left off, revealing intimate details of the events that none other has dared touch. Howard talked about the 1967 attack on the uss liberty by israeli forces and the subsequent cover up of the incident. Uss liberty agtr 5 was a belmontclass technical research ship electronic spy ship that was attacked by israel defense forces during the 1967 sixday war. The uss liberty incident occurred on june 8th, 1967, during the sixday war, when israels navy and air force attacked the united states signal intelligence gathering vessel uss liberty, killing 34, wounding 171, and severely damaging the ship. Weirs remarks were based on interviews with survivors.
On june 8, 1967, the virtually unarmed uss liberty agtr5, the u. Readers of this book have called it the best book ever written on the uss liberty attack. Fifty years later, nsa keeps details of israels uss liberty. New york on the fourth day of the 1967 arab israeli war, the intelligence ship uss liberty was steaming slowly in international waters, 14 miles off the sinai peninsula. Navy spy ship, he combines his painstaking analysis of the incident drawn from all. New book exposes israels attack on the uss liberty. Uss liberty survivors new book soon to be a fulllength feature film. The assault on the uss liberty still covered up after 26 years lieutenant commander james ennes in the washington report on middle east affairs twentysix years have passed since that clear day on june 8, 1967 when israel attacked the uss liberty with aircraft and torpedo boats, killing 34 young men and wounding 171. Many discovered for the first time that all their colleagues felt the same, the attack could not have been a genuine friendly fire. The men killed in israels attack on the uss liberty. The liberty was clearly flying the american flag and the attack was inexcusable.
Ten official united states investigations and three official israeli inquiries have all conclusively established the attack was a tragic mistake. In light of the new documents, it is now possible to reconstruct the chain of mishaps on the part of both sides that. Nsas deadliest day a halfcentury ago, israel attacked the uss liberty, killing 34 americansan incident still shrouded in mystery. Received the following 8 injured personnel by boat transfer. Jun 06, 2017 bamford argued in his 2001 book, body of secrets, that the uss libertys proximity to the sinai, and its ability to intercept israels motives and activities during the sixday war. The uss liberty incident was an attack on a united states navy technical research ship, uss liberty, by israeli air force jet fighter aircraft and israeli navy motor torpedo boats, on 8 june 1967, during the sixday war. Bamford argued in his 2001 book, body of secrets, that the uss. But dont take my word for it, contact your congressional delegation and ask them to send you a copy of the congressional investigation of the attack on the uss liberty. Uss liberty the real story as told by the survivors. Unfortunately, due to ineffective message handling and routing, the cpa change messages were not received until after the attack.
Mar 24, 2014 in his newest book, the liberty incident revealed. Les kinsolving, worldnetdaily, 3 sep 2002 cristols book thoroughly investigates the 1967 israeli attack on the uss liberty, including all official investigations, and concurs that it was a tragic mistake caused by numerous u. The crew of the uss liberty and their families deserve an apology and closure regarding this horrific unprovoked attack on an unarmed ship in international waters. I merely suggest the reasonable approach to reaching a conclusion on this matter is to read the book before making a decision. Fifty years later, nsa keeps details of israels uss. Naval institute in 20, is the most thoroughly researched, has verifiable sourcing, and is certainly the most objective account that i have seen.
Dead in the water argued that liberty was attacked in order to prevent the u. Bamford argued in his 2001 book, body of secrets, that the uss liberty s proximity to the sinai, and its ability to intercept israels motives and activities during the sixday war. This book provides the only readilyavailable source of the important dissertation by navy commander walter jacobsen who studied the legal implications of the attack and determined that it was a war crime on several grounds. Attack on the uss liberty is a superb collection of uss liberty documents that belongs in the library of anyone interested in this subject. Uss liberty attacked by submarine uss amberjack crew.
Thirtyfour sailors were killed and more than 170 wounded, many critically. Moorer report that took a hard look at the incident. The incident seems to have been a coverup by the us and israeli governments. Review of john bornes book, from the washington report on middle east affairs. Americas most shameful secret by eric margolis by eric margolis this article was written in 2001. Jun 08, 2019 no other us government investigation of the attack includes testimony from uss liberty simply because the us government has never conducted an investigation of the attack. A summary based upon the dust cover summary from assault on the liberty by james m. Navy spy ship, he combines his painstaking analysis of the incident. Assault on the liberty by james ennes has been reprinted and is available. Erasing the liberty israels massacre on the uss liberty. Jun 08, 2016 uss liberty the real story as told by the survivors. A former navy attorney who helped lead the military investigation of the 1967 israeli attack on the uss liberty. Ennes, jr in june 1967, jet aircraft and motor torpedo boats of israel brutally assaulted an american naval vessel, uss liberty, in international waters off the sinai peninsula in the mediterranean sea. You can click to watch the trailer here by phillip f.
Navys most sophisticated spy ship, while monitoring communications in international waters in the eastern mediterranean during the sixday war, was viciously attacked by unmarked israeli jets and marked israeli motor torpedo boats. Excerpts from john bornes book, uss liberty, a study of the coverup, who pulled it off, and how they did it. The dissertation is based on over 500 personal interviews and more than 3,000 documents the author acquired over ten years. The book is derived from the doctoral dissertation the liberty incident, completed at the middle east studies institute of the graduate school of international studies at the university of miami in coral gables, florida. The combined air and sea attack killed 34 crew members naval officers, seamen, two marines, and one civilian, wounded 171 crew members, and severely damaged the ship. The men killed in israels attack if americans knew.
Uss liberty movie a fulllength feature film of the june. The attack by the israeli air force on an american spy ship, the uss liberty, eavesdropping on. This book is dedicated to my fallen shipmates and to all patriotic americans who, when they read it, will come away shocked and dismayed as to how the u. The uss liberty incident was an attack on a united states navy technical research ship, by israeli air force jet fighter aircraft and israeli navy motor torpedo boats, on. The book reunited the uss liberty crew and, despite the threats still being uttered in 2010 and their previous complete isolation from each other, former liberty crew founded a nonprofit liberty veterans association and held a reunion in 1982. Cutting through all of the controversy and conspiracy theories about israels deadly attack, cristol revises his wellregarded book about the event with an expanded and indepth analysis of all of the sources, including the released tapes of the national security agency nsa intercepts. I also bought their books, believing they wouldnt publish garbage. Once upon a time i subscribed to the us naval institute proceedings. In 1967 the spy ship uss liberty was attacked by israeli fighter jets and torpedo boats in international waters during the sixday war. Fifty years later, nsa keeps details of israels uss liberty attack. Aegean park press book, attack on the uss liberty, contains vital documents about the attack. Navy spy ship is the result of more than seventeen years of extensive research. At the time, the israeli air force stated that the ship was mistakenly identified, but it had many radio antennas mounted on its open decks and three large masts. The liberty incident revealed is the complete and final story about the israeli air force and navy attack on the uss liberty during the six day war in june 1967.
On june 8, 2005 the uss liberty veterans association submitted a report of war crimes committed against the uss liberty, june 8, 1967 to the department of defense in accordance with the dod law of war program. We very much appreciate you joining our group, and for supporting the crew of the uss liberty, deliberately and viciously attacked by israel on june 8th,1967. No passengers helo departed for uss liberty with vadm martin, lcdr bradley and lt scheiner. The release of hitherto classified papers on the incident, however, now enables us to dispel spurious theories about the incident, and to conclude that israels assault upon the uss liberty was a tragic error, and nothing more.
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