Angels in the Sky by Gandt, Robert -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Contents Prologue Part One: A War Waiting to Happen

Map: UN Partition of Palestine 1. Yakum Purkan 2. A Righteous Cause 3. Schwimmer and Company 4. Dark Suits and Fedoras 5. “How Much Would We Have to Pay You?” 6. Service Airways 7. Black Sedans 8. Incident in Mexico 9. The Great Flyaway 10. When in Rome 11. Meeting the Mule 12. “Will They Bomb Tel Aviv Tonight?” 13. The Sound of Spitfires 14. Zebra Base 15. Or Die Trying 16. Where Is Moonitz? 17. Ad Halom

Part Two: Besieged

Map: Arab Invasion 18. Gefilte Fish 19. The Sparrow and the Condor 20. Bogeys 21. Message to Amman 22. Bombers 23. A Truce of Sorts 24. Altalena Burning 25. The Guy with the Cape 26. The Nazi Revenge 27. Swifty 28. Target Cairo 29. The Usual Suspects 30. The Beaufighter Caper 31. Meeting the Red Squadron 32. Dust 33. Velvetta 34. Sea Fury

Part Three: Fortunes Of War

Map: Israeli Air Bases 35. Ten Plagues 36. A Hell of a Ride 37. Smoke Over Herzliya 38. Maneuver Kill 39. The Monster on the Hill 40. Faluja Pocket 41. Hatzor 42. Velvetta Redux 43. Appointment in Gaza 44. Mano a Mano 45. Storming the Sinai 46. A Hell of a Way to Run a War 47. “Right with You, Boy” 48. Twisting the Lion’s Tail 49. “What a Beautiful Day” Map: OPS Horev and Uvda

Epilogue Illustrations Acknowledgments Timeline: Israeli War of Independence Aircrew of the Israeli Air Force Killed or Missing in the 1948 War of Independence Notes References Index Praise for Angels in the Sky Also by Robert Gandt Copyright