Assault on the Liberty
by James M Ennes Jr
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Author: James M Ennes JrEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1987-04-12
ISBN: 0804101086
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: Ballantine Books
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Book Review: Let The Truth Be Known
Summary: 5 Stars
On June 8, 1967 (during the Six Day War), unmarked Israeli jets and marked gunboats tried to sink the USS Liberty knowing that the ship was flying the US flag, was in international waters, was unarmed, and was well identified. This book by James Ennes, who was onboard the ship during the attack, is an invaluable account of the attack, a detailed description of the coverup, and a credible attempt to explain why. As important as this book is, it should not be read alone. Other books about this attack add additional details both major and minor. And raise additional questions. A major question is the deployment of nuclear armed jets. In "Attack on the Liberty" by James Scott, Scott states that arming the planes with nuclear weapons on an aircraft carrier at the time of the attack was an exercise, Ennes states that nuclear-armed planes on deck were standard procedure on a carrier and that these planes were sent to assist the Liberty but were recalled to the carrier, Peter Hounam in "Operation Cyanide" states that the planes left the ship to bomb Cairo and when recalled had to land at Cyprus. What really happened? How close were we to a shooting war with the Soviets, Egypt's ally? As to why Israel would attack the Liberty, Ennes' timeline strongly supports that Israel was trying to cover up its attack on Syria in order to seize the Golan Heights. But was this the only reason? The details of Operation Cyanide have never been declassified, but some evidence suggests that the Johnson Whitehouse may have colluded with Israel on a minimally damaging attack on the Liberty in order to give the US an excuse to blame and attack Egypt in an attempt to raise President Johnson's poll numbers prior to the 1968 election. Captain McGonagle of the Liberty reported that the jet attacks were only a couple of passes and lasted six minutes followed by the torpedo and machine gun attack by the gunboats. The actual air attack was much longer and included many more planes. How could 821 cannon and rocket holes in the Liberty have been inflicted in six minutes? Could McGonagle's six minutes have been in the original Operation Cyanide plan and was he under orders to stick to the terms of the plan even though Israel scraped the plan to just attack Egypt and decided to sink the Liberty as part of its attack on Syria? Many questions remain unanswered as the US Govenment's cover up of the attack and Israel's insistence that it was just an accident continue to this day. READ ENNES' BOOK. THEN READ THE OTHER BOOKS ON THE ATTACK. ALSO VIEW THE DVD "USS LIBERTY: DEAD IN THE WATER" BY USS LIBERTY FRIENDS. If these sources don't make your blood boil, then... ALSO, read the negative reviews of this book. The attempts to coverup the truth continue.
Summary of Assault on the Liberty
In June, 1967, jet aircraft and motor torpedo boats of Israel brutally assaulted an American naval vessel, the USS Liberty, in international waters off the Sinai Peninsula in the Mediterranean Sea. Thirty-four men died and 172 were wounded. The author was an officer on the bridge when the attack started and subsequently spent many years researching and documenting this meticulous account of the attack and the cover-up that followed.Israel Books
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