The Reckoning: Death and Intrigue in the Promised Land--A True Detective Story

Author:   Patrick Bishop
Publisher:   HarperCollins Publishers Inc
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9780062267832


Pages:   336
Publication Date:   22 December 2015
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Patrick Bishop
Publisher:   HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Collins
Dimensions:   Width: 13.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 20.10cm
Weight:   0.227kg
ISBN:  

9780062267832


ISBN 10:   0062267833
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   22 December 2015
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Patrick Bishop's book on the death of Avraham Stern is an important chapter in the tragic and bloody history of the Holy Land --Iron Mountain Daily News (Michigan)


"""Bishop's book has all the suspense and detail of a good novel."" -- Boston Globe ""What [Bishop] does, thanks to tireless research and powerful storytelling, is show how a ruthless murderer of civilians became an unnecessary martyr."" -- New York magazine ""Mr Bishop's depiction of Stern's downfall is masterful."" -- The Economist ""Bishop's fast-paced, well-written work sheds considerable light not only on how and why Stern was killed but on the final, violent years of the British mandate in Palestine."" -- Publishers Weekly ""Clearly representing the point of view of the colonial British authorities, the author largely avoids demonizing or making heroes of either of his main protagonists, a failing of most English and Israeli accounts of the period."" -- Library Journal Praise for Fighter Boys: ""I know of no more thoughtful nor yet more moving study of their achievement."" -- Max Hastings, Sunday Telegraph (London), on FIGHTER BOYS ""As a vivid chronicle of who the Battle of Britain pilots were, what motivated them, and why they were ultimately successful, Fighter Boys is unsurpassed."" -- Daily Telegraph (London) on FIGHTER BOYS ""No one reading this book can possibly doubt the heroism of those involved...there can't be a finer history."" -- James Holland, The New Statesman (London) on FIGHTER BOYS ""Bishop successfully weaves a story that is both entertaining and revealing.... He does an admirable job of showing how British police officers faced the difficult task of maintaining order between Jews and the Arabs whose resistance set the stage for later bloody confrontations."" -- Washington Post ""Patrick Bishop's book has important lessons for the modern day."" -- Economist (UK), ""Books of the Year"" pick ""Patrick Bishop's book on the death of Avraham Stern is an important chapter in the tragic and bloody history of the Holy Land"" -- Iron Mountain Daily News (Michigan)"


Bishop s book has all the suspense and detail of a good novel. --Boston Globe What [Bishop] does, thanks to tireless research and powerful storytelling, is show how a ruthless murderer of civilians became an unnecessary martyr. --New York magazine Mr Bishop s depiction of Stern s downfall is masterful. --The Economist Bishop s fast-paced, well-written work sheds considerable light not only on how and why Stern was killed but on the final, violent years of the British mandate in Palestine. --Publishers Weekly Clearly representing the point of view of the colonial British authorities, the author largely avoids demonizing or making heroes of either of his main protagonists, a failing of most English and Israeli accounts of the period. --Library Journal Praise for Fighter Boys: I know of no more thoughtful nor yet more moving study of their achievement. --Max Hastings, Sunday Telegraph (London), on FIGHTER BOYS As a vivid chronicle of who the Battle of Britain pilots were, what motivated them, and why they were ultimately successful, Fighter Boys is unsurpassed. -- Daily Telegraph (London) on FIGHTER BOYS No one reading this book can possibly doubt the heroism of those involved there can t be a finer history. --James Holland, The New Statesman (London) on FIGHTER BOYS Bishop successfully weaves a story that is both entertaining and revealing . He does an admirable job of showing how British police officers faced the difficult task of maintaining order between Jews and the Arabs whose resistance set the stage for later bloody confrontations. --Washington Post Patrick Bishop s book has important lessons for the modern day. --Economist (UK), Books of the Year pick Patrick Bishop s book on the death of Avraham Stern is an important chapter in the tragic and bloody history of the Holy Land --Iron Mountain Daily News (Michigan) Patrick Bishop's book on the death of Avraham Stern is an important chapter in the tragic and bloody history of the Holy Land --Iron Mountain Daily News (Michigan) Patrick Bishop's book has important lessons for the modern day. --Economist (UK), Books of the Year pick Bishop successfully weaves a story that is both entertaining and revealing.... He does an admirable job of showing how British police officers faced the difficult task of maintaining order between Jews and the Arabs whose resistance set the stage for later bloody confrontations. --Washington Post No one reading this book can possibly doubt the heroism of those involved...there can't be a finer history. --James Holland, The New Statesman (London) on FIGHTER BOYS As a vivid chronicle of who the Battle of Britain pilots were, what motivated them, and why they were ultimately successful, Fighter Boys is unsurpassed. --Daily Telegraph (London) on FIGHTER BOYS Praise for Fighter Boys: I know of no more thoughtful nor yet more moving study of their achievement. --Max Hastings, Sunday Telegraph (London), on FIGHTER BOYS Clearly representing the point of view of the colonial British authorities, the author largely avoids demonizing or making heroes of either of his main protagonists, a failing of most English and Israeli accounts of the period. --Library Journal Bishop's fast-paced, well-written work sheds considerable light not only on how and why Stern was killed but on the final, violent years of the British mandate in Palestine. --Publishers Weekly Mr Bishop's depiction of Stern's downfall is masterful. --The Economist What [Bishop] does, thanks to tireless research and powerful storytelling, is show how a ruthless murderer of civilians became an unnecessary martyr. --New York magazine Bishop's book has all the suspense and detail of a good novel. --Boston Globe


Praise for Fighter Boys: I know of no more thoughtful nor yet more moving study of their achievement. --Max Hastings, Sunday Telegraph (London), on FIGHTER BOYS What [Bishop] does, thanks to tireless research and powerful storytelling, is show how a ruthless murderer of civilians became an unnecessary martyr. --New York magazine Patrick Bishop's book on the death of Avraham Stern is an important chapter in the tragic and bloody history of the Holy Land --Iron Mountain Daily News (Michigan) Patrick Bishop's book has important lessons for the modern day. --Economist (UK), Books of the Year pick No one reading this book can possibly doubt the heroism of those involved...there can't be a finer history. --James Holland, The New Statesman (London) on FIGHTER BOYS Mr Bishop's depiction of Stern's downfall is masterful. --The Economist Clearly representing the point of view of the colonial British authorities, the author largely avoids demonizing or making heroes of either of his main protagonists, a failing of most English and Israeli accounts of the period. --Library Journal Bishop's fast-paced, well-written work sheds considerable light not only on how and why Stern was killed but on the final, violent years of the British mandate in Palestine. --Publishers Weekly Bishop's book has all the suspense and detail of a good novel. --Boston Globe Bishop successfully weaves a story that is both entertaining and revealing.... He does an admirable job of showing how British police officers faced the difficult task of maintaining order between Jews and the Arabs whose resistance set the stage for later bloody confrontations. --Washington Post As a vivid chronicle of who the Battle of Britain pilots were, what motivated them, and why they were ultimately successful, Fighter Boys is unsurpassed. --Daily Telegraph (London) on FIGHTER BOYS


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Patrick Bishop has emerged in the last decade as one of Britain's best-regarded military historians with his books Fighter Boys and Bomber Boys, which cast a new light on the men who flew in the Battle of Britain and the Strategic Air Campaign, as well as 3 Para, which follows British troops in the 2006 battle in Helmand. He is also the author of two novels.

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