The Exodus Affair : Holocaust Survivors and the Struggle for Palestine

Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press, 1998. Appears unread. Very Fine condition in a Very Fine dust jacket. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO rubbing. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Fresh and crisp -- apparently never read. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. First printing with "First Edition 1998" so stated and complete number row (654321) on the copyright page. Illustrated with 16 pages of photos. Bound in the original silver-stamped blue boards. List of chapter notes. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. Complete with dust jacket. From Booklist: "On the night of July 17, 1947, the ship Exodus, with 4,500 Holocaust survivors, was attempting to break through a British blockade of what was then Palestine. Several hours later the Exodus was attacked by the British navy, with British soldiers charging the ship but met by resistance. Three Jewish passengers were killed and dozens injured. Taken to the port of Haifa, the illegal immigrants were transferred to three deportation ships. Halamish's book examines what happened to the immigrants after they were denied admission: weeks spent on the three ships ('floating concentration camps'), their brutal removal from the ships by British soldiers in Hamburg, and their forced settlement in two hellish camps in northern Germany. Drawing on an impressive array of research materials, Halamish, on a human level, presents a stunning portrait of courage and heroism in the face of anguish and adversity." -- George Cohen.. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Very Fine condition/Very Fine dust jacket. 8vo. xxii, 313pp. + 16 pages of photos.