Literally impossible to put down' New York Times Book Review Gordon Thomas has a grasp of history...this is one of the few books to have captured the true nature of the Israeli Government and the thorough process of the Israeli power elite. Ari Ben - Menashe, Former Adviser on Intelligence to the Israeli Government Created in 1951 to ensure an embattled Israel's future, the Mossad has been responsible for the most audacious and thrilling feats of espionage, counterterrorism and assassination ever ventured. Gideon's Spies has been created from closed - door interviews with Mossad agents, informants and spymasters, and drawing from classified documentsand top - secret sources, revealing previously untold truths about the Israeli intelligence agency. Bang - up - to - date, this new paperback edition of this best - selling book includes startling new information on subjects ranging from Weapons of Mass Destruction, international terrorism, North Korea's bird - flu war games and 'ethnic bombs'. The riveting text is supported by glossaries, appendices and shows a Mossad as it has historically been: brilliant, ruthless, flawed but ultimately fascinating.