THE BOATS OF CHERBOURG

by Abraham Rabinovich ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 1, 1988

True-life high-seas adventure as Jersusalem Post writer Rabinovich offers a vivid chronicle of Israel's development and deployment of missile boats to counter Soviet models spearheading the Egyptian navy. In dramatic fashion, Rabinovich traces the top-secret manufacture of prototype boats; the daring escape of several of these embargoed vessels from Cherbourg on Christmas Eve, 1969, and their subsequent race to safe haven in Haifa; and the successful use of the boats during the Yom Kippur War. An engrossing slice of political-military history.

Pub Date: April 1, 1988

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Henry Holt

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 15, 1988

Categories: NONFICTION