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The Book
| The Liberty Incident: The 1967 Attack on the U.S. Navy Spy Ship by A. Jay Cristol Brassey's Military n/k/a Potomac Books, Washington (DC), 2002 ISBN: 157488414X The book is available for purchase from Barnes & Noble, Borders, Amazon, and other independent bookstores. Read comments about the book Read excerpts of book reviews | (Front Cover) |
Praise for The Liberty Incident
| "After years of research for this book, Judge A. Jay Cristol has reached a similar conclusion to one my father reached in his June 18, 1967, endorsement of the findings of the court of inquiry. I commend Judge Cristol for his thoroughness and fairness, and I commend this work." |
| - SEN. JOHN McCAIN |
| "The Liberty Incident puts twenty-five years of conspiracy theories and political confusion to rest and marks the culmination of your exhaustive research. With your in-depth analysis of what really occurred on June 8th, 1967, you have shown the light of knowledge into the darkest corners of mistrust and misconceptions. [...] You truly deserve to be commended for your extensive research, analysis and conclusions resulting in the writing of The Liberty Incident. [Full text]" |
| - SEN. BOB GRAHAM Chair, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence |
| "Only those with an ulterior motive can still cling to the conspiracy theories after Judge Jay Cristol's excellent coverage documents each detail that led to the tragic mistaken attack." |
| - ADM.
LEON A. (BUD) EDNEY, USN (Ret.); former NATO supreme allied commander, Atlantic; and commander-in-chief, U.S. Atlantic command |
| "This is a story of mistakes in war as old as history and as current as today's headlines. Jay Cristol is well qualified to write this exhaustive history after analyzing, collecting, and cross-checking decades of interviews and reams of written material." |
| - ADM. DAVID E. JEREMIAH, USN (Ret.), former vice chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff |
| "A. Jay Cristol, with his background as a chief federal judge, lawyer, naval officer, and carrier pilot, has brought unprecedented credentials to his investigation--and account of--The Liberty Incident." |
| - NORMAN POLMAR, naval analyst and author of The Naval Institute Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet |
| "Judge Jay Cristol has completed exhaustive research, an accurate reconstruction of events, and persuasively reasoned analysis of the tragic circumstances which led to the Israeli attack on the Liberty.... A great book, I couldn't put it down!" |
| - ADM. JERRY JOHNSON,
USN (Ret.), former vice chief of naval operations |
| "The name I want you to remember is Jay Cristol.... He knows more about the Liberty than anybody else in the world.... He's got the most balanced view of anybody I've ever known." |
| - The late DONALD
ENGEN, former director, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum |
Reviews of The Liberty Incident
| "This is the definitive book...a meticulous work...this book ends the debate." |
| - ELIOT A. COHEN, Foreign Affairs, Nov/Dec 2002 |
| "...an exquisitely researched and articulately presented analysis...a must-read for all who have an interest in the Liberty incident." |
| - Rear ADM. T. A. BROOKS, USN (Ret.) Former Director of Naval Intelligence Naval Intelligence Professionals Quarterly, Oct 2002 |
| "His research is stunningly complete...." |
| Middle East Quarterly, Fall 2002; IX(4) |
| "His research is based on every available source." |
| - DAVID M. WITTY, Journal of Military History 2003 Jan; 67:299-300 |
| "This book is an historical masterpiece." |
| - LES KINSOLVING, WorldNetDaily, 3 Sep 2002 |
| "Cristol's book thoroughly investigates the 1967 Israeli attack on the USS Liberty, including all official investigations, and concurs that it was a tragic mistake caused by numerous U.S. and Israeli blunders." |
| Military Officer, Jul 2003 |
| "...an exhaustive analysis...the author knows more about this subject than anyone who has written about it." |
| - REAR ADM. PAUL TOBIN, U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings 2002 Aug; 128(8):88 |
| "[H]e presents a reasonable case for Israel's innocence." |
| Sea Power, Feb 2003 |
| "This account of the incident is by far the best of any retelling." |
| - CDR. PETER B. MERSKY, USNR (Ret.), Naval Aviation News, Mar-Apr 2003 |
| "Cristol...makes his case that it was not deliberate. His conclusion is the result of 14 years of investigation, done with the perspective of a combat pilot, and with the painstaking care one would expect of a federal judge." |
| - KEITH TAYLOR, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug 2002, p. BOOKS.5 |
| "A painstakingly detailed and footnoted account." |
| - ELINOR J. BRECHER, Miami Herald, 15 Jul 2002, p. 1B |
| "This is the most thorough study to date of the attack..." |
| - AMB.
RICHARD B. PARKER, Middle East Journal, Autumn 2002 |
| "The book convincingly sets the record straight." |
| - CDR. DOUG
SIEGFRIED, USN (Ret.), Journal of Carrier Aviation, "The Hook", Fall 2002 |
| "His book clears up the multiplying confusion." |
| - PETER STANFORD, National Maritime Historical Society, "Sea History", Winter 2002-03 |
| "It is by far, the most thorough, even handed and accurate account." |
| - CAPT. ERNEST E. CASTLE, USN (Ret.), United States Naval Academy Alumni Association, "Shipmate", Nov 2002 |
| "The most comprehensive account likely to be written." |
| - NORMAN
POLMAR, Navy League of the United States, "SeaPower" Almanac, Jan 2003 |
| "...provides a painstaking, comprehensive and what I believe to be definitive view of what happened. This reviewer found The Liberty Incident to be comprehensive and convincing." |
| - RODERICK S. SPEER, Military History, August 2003 |
| "Jay Cristol...has done the U.S. government a service...." [An] "insightful book." |
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