By Blood and Fire: July 22, 1946: The Attack On Jerusalem's King David Hotel
Jan 2016 · Open Road Media
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On July 22, 1946 six members of the Irgun, a Jewish underground group headed by future Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, entered the basement of Jerusalem’s King David Hotel and planted seven milk churns filled with explosives underneath the wing housing the headquarters of the British Mandatory Government of Palestine. The ensuing explosion killed ninety-one Britons, Arabs, and Jews, in roughly equal numbers, at the time the greatest death toll in any single act of terrorism. The bombing was a pivotal moment in Israeli and Palestinian history, and was one of several dramatic attacks that eventually persuaded the British to leave Palestine. Clarke’s minute-by-minute account of the attack is thrilling, and his narrative brings the perpetrators and victims vividly to life.
About the author
Thurston Clarke has written eleven acclaimed works of fiction and nonfiction, including three New York Times Notable Books. He is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and his books have been made into award-winning films and documentaries, and his articles have appeared in Vanity Fair, the New York Times, the Washington Post and numerous other publications. He divides his time between the Adirondacks and Washington DC.
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