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Robert Maxwell, Israel's Superspy: The Life and Murder of a Media Mogul Paperback – December 16, 2003

by Gordon Thomas (Author), Martin Dillon (Author)

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Robert Maxwell -- ruthless, volatile, defiant; a man of gargantuan appetites, for food, wine, women, power, money -- unabashedly bared his ambition to the world, as he strove to build a publishing empire. But, throughout his career, Robert Maxwell also nurtured another, more driving, and -- until now -- altogether hidden ambition, and that was to spy for Israel's Mossad. In the end, as Gordon Thomas, an author who has long been trolling the murky waters of international intelligence, shows in this gripping narrative, the conflict between the tycoon's public interests and spy's secret pursuits led to his mystifying death, officially by drowning, in November 1991, offshore of the Canary Islands. According to Thomas's well-placed sources in Israel, Washington, and London, Maxwell first came into Mossad's orbit in the 1970s, when the crack Israeli spy organization stole from the United States its most sophisticated piece of intelligence-gathering software, Enhanced Promis. Of it Mossad made an electronic Trojan horse, secretly amassing strictly classified information from inside the very organizations worldwide to which they were selling it. Mossad's representative for these extremely sensitive transactions costing tens of millions of dollars in China, Russia, India, and twenty other countries was Robert Maxwell. Only Maxwell was also helping himself to some of Mossad's profits -- as well as 750 million from his employees' pension fund -- in desperate attempts to maintain his empire and to meet the demands of increasingly intolerant creditors. Aboard his yacht that November night in 1991 Maxwell no doubt still clung to the hope of a bailout by Mossad. But Mossad's spy masters could not afford to smile on blackmail. This book reveals all the shocking reasons why. Eight pages of black-and-white photographs add to this astonishing tale of international intrigue, espionage, the Mossad, and murder.

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"An impeccable job ... fascinating ... takes the reader deep into the intricate and dangerous world of international espionage."

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Gordon Thomas, author of forty-three books with total sales exceeding 45 million copies, has written international best-sellers like Gideon’s Spies and Voyage of the Damned, and the Edgar Award–winning Shipwreck. He lives in Ireland. Martin Dillon is the author of such best-selling nonfiction titles as Shankill Butchers, The Dirty War, and God and the Gun. He lives in New York.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Da Capo Press (December 16, 2003)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 448 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0786712953
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0786712953
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.33 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.19 x 9 inches

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Gordon Thomas is a political and investigative journalist and the author of 53 books, published in more than 30 countries and in dozens of languages. The total sales of his works exceed 45 million copies.

Thomas’ most recent bestseller is Gideon’s Spies: Mossad’s Secret Warriors. Published in 16 languages and 40 countries Gideon’s Spies is known throughout the world as the leading resource on Israeli intelligence. An updated edition will be published in 2012 by St. Martin’s Press. Gideon’s Spies was made into a major documentary for Channel Four in Britain, which Thomas wrote and narrated, called The Spy Machine. The Observer called The Spy Machine a “clear” picture of Israeli intelligence operations, and The Times called it “impressive,” and ”chilling.”

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searchfortruth

Complicity of the media and the Mossad

Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2013

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This was an amazingly revealing book as to the extent and power of the Mossad. Makes one wonder if they did not have a hand -- with the CIA -- in the assassination of JFK, since Kennedy was beginning to insist on a full inspection of the Dimona facility which Israel was claiming was for peaceful purpose -- also he was showing some sympathy for the plight of the Palestinians. Israel has never hesitated to assassinate anyone who threatened its expansionist policies; e.g., Count Bernadotte, Lord Moyne, the USS Liberty, ...

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Henry Gondorf

Unbelievable duplicity!

Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2020

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Great book that reveals how Israel is far from a friend or ally of the US or Britain!! Everything these Zionists do is for Israel; to quote from the book:

"Mossad had files on all senior US politicians."-p. 90 (paperback)

"When Yitzhak Shamir would later say that no one had done more for Israel, he was not exaggerating."-p108

"...Shamir felt sufficiently close to Maxwell to confide in him his anti-Americanism."-p.35

..."the suspicion grew later in MI6 and MI5 that Maxwell could not be trusted. He was placed on their Watch List and categorised as 'a Zionist-loyal only to Israel'..."-p.41

"...there could be no doubting Maxwell's commitment to Israel..."-p.69

"Mossad was deeply involved in all these areas, operating the diktat David Kimche had articulated: 'In all we do it is Israel first, last and always. Always.'.."-p.72

That accusing some Jewish politicians of dual loyalty is met with charges of "antisemitism" is absurd. In fact, it isn't dual loyalty, it's SOLE loyalty to the motherland. Read and see why.

Great book that reads like a spy novel!

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Joneve

Spy Thriller

Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2003

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Through British citizen Robert Maxwell, vain, gross, brilliant and criminal, Thomas and Dillon paint a picture of corruption and decadence in the West, Eastern Europe and the Middle East today. Maxwell's loyalties are to himself and to Israel; Senator John Tower is in his pocket; and so forth. The United States, apart from furnishing the likes of Tower, furnishes the intelligence stolen by Israel and the subsidies that keep that country in business stealing from its patron. Maxwell is a kind of super sayan (singular form of sayanim) and the book to some degree is an expose of the extent to which these volunteers-for-Israel around the world do damage to their host countries.

The Maxwell-Mossad team steals spy software PROMIS from the United States, Mossad puts an undetectable trap door in it so Mossad can track the activities of anyone using it, then Maxwell sells it around the world (including back to the U.S. -- with the trap door). When Maxwell finally goes bankrupt, the losses are passed on to "the little people," while Israel and Maxwell's protected heirs remain in the black, at least materially. Thomas/Dillon present, in thrilling mystery adventure mode, the theory that Maxwell became a loose canon to his beloved Israel, among other things hitting on Mossad for a bigger pay-off, and its agents assassinated him.

The authors, both top-notch investigative journalists, base their study on official documents and on interviews -- what they uncover is bound to shock and put on the alert anyone who loves his country, respects honesty, good will and just about any other virtue within its borders.

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mike koen

Great Book

Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2014

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Very interesting, a true story that is more incredible than fiction. A story of corruption at the highest levels of governments all over the world including the US, simply amazing

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John Henry James

Good book but heavy read

Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2020

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A good book if you are interested in this sort of thing, Maxwell father and daughter, Epstein, Israel, Mossad etc. A very big chunk goes into all the deals Maxwell did in Eastern Europe, too many, too many characters to keep track of, becomes a very heavy read.

Also the authors don't seem to understand software very well and make some very big errors when talking about the Promis Software, was not explained very well at all. I'd buy the paperback as I did.

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E. Holm

Wow.

Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2022

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Fascinating.

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Texas gal

Shocking!

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2019

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I read this book because of Ghislaine Maxwell's connection to the Jeffrey Epstein trial. This incredibly detailed research has changed forever how I view the governments of England, Israel and the U.S. International money laundering and the people behind big banks are a far bigger risk to world peace than any political issue.

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DMaanavi

Must read in the Age of Trump/Putin - Is Trump is Maxwell 2?

Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2019

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Must read for anyone trying to make heads or tails of Russian/Mossad espionage on the world stage. This is an eye opener. At 52, I feel like I am finally an adult.

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MJR

Spannend und so 90 er Jahre!

Reviewed in Germany on April 30, 2021

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Das Buch ist ein Muss. Wer die Zeitung in Englisch lesen kann, kann auch das Buch lesen. Es hat sich wie einen Spionage Roman lesen lassen, ich konnte das Buch nicht ablegen bis es fertig gelsen wurde.

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Very good, highly recommended!

Reviewed in France on October 2, 2020

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Well written, well researched. I consider this to be the best book on this topic. Highly recommended, especially for anyone wishing to understand how Epstein became Epstein. The kind of narrative you will unfortunately not see in the mainstream media.

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Neil

Fascinating read.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 2, 2011

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From the minute I bought this book I could not put in down. Well researched and some gripping stories will sustain your interest in this book. The book goes into Maxwell's ties with Mossad and other intelligence agencies at the time. You really see Maxwell as a Jerkyll and Hyde character, but a man with tremendous influence and power. A must read.

8 people found this helpful

john gibbs

A memory of a man that will not fade.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 24, 2013

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I've now read most of the books written following the dramatic and puzzling death of a giant character.
Whether the reader loves or loathes the subject who strode across the scene of politics, big business and huge ambition, the book itself will leave you gasping for more.
John Gibbs

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John G

Fascinating

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 13, 2014

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Fascinating book and subject. Maxwell seemed very familiar to me on one level through him being in the public eye. However the gap between the image and the truth (well the truth according to this book) is riveting

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