Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service

"This book tells what should have  been known and isn't—that Israel's hidden force is as formidable as its  recognized physical strength."
— Israeli President Shimon Peres

For  decades, Israel's renowned security arm, the Mossad, has been widely  recognized as the best intelligence service in the world. In Mossad,  authors Michael Bar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal take us behind the closed  curtain with riveting, eye-opening, boots-on-the-ground accounts of the  most dangerous, most crucial missions in the agency's 60-year history.  These are real Mission: Impossible true stories brimming with  high-octane action—from the breathtaking capture of Nazi executioner  Adolph Eichmann to the recent elimination of key Iranian nuclear  scientists. Anyone who is fascinated by the world of international  espionage, intelligence, and covert "Black-Ops" warfare will find Mossad electrifying reading.

Mossad unveils  the defining and most dangerous operations, unknown heroes, and  mysterious agents of the world's most respected—and most  enigmatic—intelligence service. Here are the thrilling stories of daring  top secret missions, including the capture of Adolf Eichmann, the  eradication of Black September, the destruction of the Syrian nuclear  facility, and the elimination of key Iranian nuclear scientists.

Drawn  from intensive research and exclusive interviews with Israeli leaders  and Mossad operatives, this riveting history brings to life the brave  agents, deadly villains, and major battlegrounds that have shaped Israel  and the world at large for more than sixty years.