The Angel - The Egyptian Spy Who Saved Israel
epub | 2.26 MB | English | Author :Uri Bar-Joseph | B017R5C6UC | 2016 | HarperCollins

Book Description :

A gripping feat of reportage that exposes-for the first time in English-the sensational life and mysterious death of Ashraf Marwan, an Egyptian senior official who spied for Israel, offering new insight into the turbulent modern history of the Middle East.
As the son-in-law of Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser and a close advisor to his successor, Anwar Sadat, Ashraf Marwan had access to the deepest secrets of the country's government. But Marwan himself had a secret: He was a spy for the Mossad, Israel's intelligence service. Under the codename The Angel, Marwan turned Egypt into an open book for the Israeli intelligence services-and, by alerting the Mossad in advance of the joint Egyptian-Syrian attack on Yom Kippur, saved Israel from a devastating defeat.
Drawing on meticulous research and intervie with many key participants, Uri Bar Joseph pieces together Marwan's story. In the process, he sheds new light on this volatile time...

Category : | Egyptian History, Biographies of Espionage, History of Israel & Palestine