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The Royal Navy and the Palestine Patrol (Whitehall Histories. Naval Staff Histories.)
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by C. L. W. Page
Sales Rank: 2854563
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List Price: $47.95
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 244 pages
Published by: Frank CassEdition: 1st Edition June 1, 2002
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0714682543
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0714682549
Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
Weighs: 14.1 ounces
Product Review
a much needed contribution to the history of the British mandate in Palestine. - War In History
[This book] is dryly written, densely factual and makes a serious effort to be impartial a valuable, unusual account of that memorable odyssey. - Zionism, Israel and the Middle East
Product Description
This Naval Staff History, prepared by the Naval Historical Branch of the Naval Staff, covers the period immediately after World War II and the Royal Navy operations to prevent illegal Jewish immigration into Palestine, at that time under British Mandate from the United Nations. The Palestine Patrol, as it became known, illustrates clearly the problems facing navies conducting operations other than war, in particular those involving maritime embargo measures.
Reader Reviews
This book is an expanded and largely revised version of a restricted circulation internal staff review prepared for the instruction of British naval officers in 1947. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary, it was decided to have a new edition prepared for the benefit of the general public. The author/editor benefitted from attending a reunion in Israel of former illegal immigrant ship commanders. Most people are familiar with the popular Leon Uris novel EXODUS -- and the movie version. This book provides an in-depth look at the command and practical difficulties faced by the villains of the fictional account. Regardless of what one might think about the British White Paper of 1939, which had the effect of severely curtailing Jewish immigration to Palestine just as the European Holocaust got underway, one can appreciate how the Navy had no recourse but to comply with the policy set by Whitehall for their own reasons of state. That they did so humanely and with the minimum of force commensurate with the plight of the refugees they intercepted comes through in this study. Beyond the issues of interest to students of Israeli history, the book covers the dilemmas of conducting coastal anti-smuggling blockade using ships and doctrines designed for open-ocean warfare. A found a few references, such as comparing Irgun methods to those employed by the Nazis against Jewish victims, a bit jarring and overdone. But on the whole, this book is a welcome and refreshing revelation on how the Royal Navy professionalism coped with a thankless task for which they had been ill-prepared.
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