In the 1980s, Iraq was building a "supergun" (Project Babylon) to launch satellites—or shells at Tel Aviv. The British engineer, Gerald Bull, was untouchable. So Mossad improvised.
But the method is the story. Lotz seduced the wives of Egyptian generals, partied with Nazi scientists working for Cairo, and drank champagne like water. He was eventually caught—not because of bad tradecraft, but because his dog barked at the wrong moment during a radio transmission. In the 1980s, Iraq was building a "supergun"
Instead of killing Bull (which they eventually did), they needed to stop a shipment of specialized steel pipes. So, a Mossad team—posing as a Swiss shipping company—chartered a freighter, intercepted the pipes in the middle of the Atlantic, and switched the cargo manifest. But the method is the story
After digging into —often called the most authoritative journalistic account of the agency—you realize the truth is far stranger, scarier, and more fascinating than any thriller. Instead of killing Bull (which they eventually did),
Here are three of the most jaw-dropping realities from the book that Hollywood won’t tell you. We all know the story of how Mossad captured Adolf Eichmann in 1960. But Gideon’s Spies reveals the human cost of the spies who made it possible.
Take the case of . He wasn't a saboteur with a laser watch. He was a former German soldier turned Israeli spy who posed as a wealthy, horse-breeding playboy in Egypt. His intelligence on Soviet missiles being shipped to Nasser was invaluable.