The most wanted men in Palestine. Notices like this appeared all over the country at the end of January 1942 (Jabotinsky Institute, Israel).
Relentless sleuth. Morton conducting inquiries (possibly with Alec Stuart behind) (courtesy of Penny Brook).
Morton stoops to sift debris for clues following the bomb on the roof of 8 Yael Street, Tel Aviv, that killed Schiff, Goldman and Turton (courtesy of Penny Brook).
The Stern group’s master bomb-maker Yaacov Levstein recovering in the Government Hospital Jaffa after being shot by Alec Ternent (courtesy of Danny Eliav).
The phoney ID card that Stern was trying to destroy when arrested (courtesy of Linda Stewart).
Stern, hours after his death in the mortuary of the Government Hospital. He would prove more dangerous to the British dead than alive (courtesy of Linda Stewart).
Also by Patrick Bishop
NON-FICTION
THE WINTER WAR (with John Witherow)
THE PROVISIONAL IRA (with Eamon Mallie)
THE IRISH EMPIRE
FAMOUS VICTORY
FIGHTER BOYS: SAVING BRITAIN 1940
BOMBER BOYS: FIGHTING BACK 1940–1945
3 PARA
BATTLE OF BRITAIN
GROUND TRUTH – 3 PARA: RETURN TO AFGHANISTAN
TARGET TIRPITZ
WINGS
NOVELS
A GOOD WAR
FOLLOW ME HOME
About the Author
Patrick Bishop is the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of many books, including Fighter Boys, Bomber Boys, 3 Para and Target Tirpitz. For over twenty years, he was a foreign correspondent and has reported from conflicts all over the world. He was Middle East correspondent for the Daily Telegraph from 1989 to 1991 based in Jerusalem. He lives in West London with his wife Henrietta and daughter Honor.
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