The House on Garibaldi Street (Classics of Espionage) (Hardcover)

by Isser Harel (Author)

Editorial Reviews

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A true intelligence coup that reads better than James Bond.
Amazon Bookshop - reader review

Harel manages to construct a skilful narrative that maintains suspense.
Jewish Quarterly review

The book reveals the names and political contact sources involved in this spine-chilling drama of an unequalled, uniquely daring operation, leading to Eichmann trial in 1960 in Israel and his subsequent execution two years later.
Jewish Review

When first published, Harels account received huge acclaim and was translated into more than 20 languages.
Jewish Chronicle, 15/8/97

This is a gripping account of the Israeli plan to capture Adolf Eichmann, tersly written by the man who led the operation, the head of Mossad, the Israeli secret intelligence service.
German Politics

Product Description
The House on Garibaldi Street is the true story of one of this century's most audacious intelligence operations - the kidnapping of Adolf Eichmann in Argentina by the Mossad, Israel's secret intelligence service. In a daring operation which shook the world, a team of elite Mossad agents, under the personal command of the legendary Mossad leader Isser Harel, kidnapped Eichmann and smuggled him to Israel. Eichmann's trial received unparalleled media coverage, and brought home to millions around the world the horror of the Holocaust through its principal co-ordinator. Eichmann was found guilty of genocide and was executed two years later. Harel's account was first published in 1975 and won world acclaim, being translated into more than 20 languages and selling more than a million copies. This new edition has been completely revised and updated. For the first time the real names and details of all Mossad personnel are revealed, as are important diplomatic contacts which shed new light on the political acceptability of the kidnapping, the operation being officially sanctioned not only by Israel, but also by West Germany. Shlomo Shpiro who worked personally with Isser Harel on the preparation of this new edition is an Israeli scholar specialising in intelligence and security issues. The House on Garibaldi Street has all the suspense, action and drama of a classic intelligence story - it is also an engrossing account to rival the best spy fiction.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 328 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 2 edition (May 31, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0714647543
• ISBN-13: 978-0714647548
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,514,599 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fact is Stranger Than Fiction!, August 14, 2001

By	J. H. Minde "Can you keep up?" (Boca Raton, Florida and Brooklyn, New York) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Frederick Forsyth, Ken Follett and Robert Ludlum all together couldn't think up a story as amazing as this one. THE HOUSE ON GARIBALDI STREET is called a "Classic of Espionage" and it is. Isser Harel, the Chief of the Israeli Secret Services recounts in detail the amazing capture of Adolf Eichmann, "The Man In The Glass Booth" who was Hitler's senior functionary in creating and carrying out the "Final Solution" and one of the prime creators of the Holocaust.

Eichmann, whose policies and personal behavior condemned six million human beings to death, was captured by Israeli agents, tried in a Court of law, and executed---the only person ever put to death by Judicial process in Israel. Hiding in Argentina under an assumed name, he was eventually caught through a combination of complacency (his family began to use their real name), bizarre coincidence (a neighborhood blind man acted as the informant after his daughter dated Eichmann's son), luck (Eichmann never caught on that he had been discovered), and incredibly hard work (the Israelis painstakingly traced him and tracked him down).

This is true espionage, so real it reads like a novel. Far and away the most taut tale ever written---because it's true.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Outstanding Book!, March 3, 2001

By	Melvin Hunt (Cleveland,, Texas United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This is one of the better books that I have read in quite some time. This book is a well detailed coverage of the capture of Adolph Eichman. Eichman was in charge of the final solution. Due to his directives and actions over 6 million Jews were put to death. This writing will show how Eichman was discovered living in Argentina. It will show how Mossad confirmed his identity and then went about planning his actual capture. This is a well written book that shows how well deserved justice was finally delivered to the Jewish people. Isser Harel who was then the head of Mossad adds to the book. Be sure to read this one. It is a keeper.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An illuminating book about the world ot espionage, December 12, 2001

By	ManFromToronto (Toronto Canada) - See all my reviews

This book is a must read for those who are fasinated by the shadowy world of espionage. A magnificant account of the capture of the nazi war criminal Adolf Eichman, by the Mossad. Written by the chief Israeli spy master, Isser Harel, it is an in depth discription of how Eichman was found, tracked, captured, smuggled out of Argentina, and brought to trial. Get your hands on this book, it is truely amazing.