The Shattered Silence: The Eli Cohen Affair [FIRST PRINTING]

New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, Inc, 1971. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Very Good dust jacket (mild crease and tiny tear to the jacket's front turn-in flap). NOT price clipped ($7.95). NO fading. The jacket is now protected by a removable Gaylord clear-plastic sleeve. Hinges are perfect. Sharp corners. Square and tight. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Brief gift note. Pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. 1971. First Printing of the First Edition. Bound in the original gilt-stamped red cloth. From the dust jacket: "Here is the first fully-documented account of Eli Ben Shaul Cohen -- a master spy... whose vital information helped Israel win the Six Day War." Pforzheimer calls this book a "reasonable account of the Israeli Mossad agent ... who ... penetrated the Syrian establishment prior to his arrest and execution in 1965." On the other hand, Constantinides finds the work "marred ... by the tendency of the authors to insert what seems to be propaganda against the Syrians and other Arabs." For Chambers, the book "makes the whole operation sound too easy, despite its enormous success. Perhaps a Mossad foray into public relations?" Chambers: "The Israeli version of the Cohen case. Works hard on making the Syrians look foolish." -- these 3 quotes from Muskingum University website.. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. x, 453pp. + 16 pages of photos. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.