Capturing Eichmann, Rafi Eitan
Capturing Eichmann, Rafi Eitan
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Capturing Eichmann
The Memoirs of a Mossad Spymaster

Author: Rafi Eitan, Anshel Pfeffer

Narrator: Peter Noble

Unabridged: 14 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/30/2022


Synopsis

Argentina, 1960. A car speeds through the streets of Buenos Aires. Inside are four Israeli secret agents and their prisoner: one of the most notorious war criminals of Nazi Germany. The Mossad operatives need to get this man, Adolf Eichmann, back to Israel to be tried for his crimes. Holding Eichmann's head in his lap is the leader of this ambitious mission, Rafi Eitan, whom Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later described as 'one of the heroes of Israeli intelligence'.

In this detailed memoir, Rafi Eitan tells the story of his remarkable life and career as an elite soldier and spymaster. He describes how as a teenager, he smuggled Jewish refugees into Palestine as part of the Palmach unit and how, as a spy in the newly established Mossad, he swam through sewers to blow up a British radar station, earning the name 'Rafi the Stinker'. He goes on to describe in detail his involvement in the extraordinary hunt for the Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann. Eitan's espionage career eventually ended over his involvement in the controversial Jonathan Pollard espionage affair, which sparked intense debate over Israel's relations with the US.

Packed with new insights into Eitan's role at the heart of Israeli military, this is a must-listen for anyone interested in espionage history and the daring operation to capture Adolf Eichmann.

About Rafi Eitan

Rafi Eitan (1926-2019) is author of Capturing Eichmann: The Memoirs of a Mossad Spymaster, which recounts his remarkable life and career as an elite soldier and spymaster in the Israeli military.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kenneth on October 09, 2023

It was an interesting autobiography. He openly says he’s ambitious and brutally pragmatic. He’s unashamed to say that he was kept awake for many nights second guessing his decisions. Lots of behavior justification. On the down side very little of this book deals with capturing Eichmann even though t......more

Goodreads review by Koruton on December 04, 2023

This book was... interesting. There is no doubt that Rafi Eitan was a fascinating person who lived through a fascinating time in the middle east. It was impressive to read about how many different ventures he embarked on, from spy work to business ventures in Cuba to co-founding a political party. T......more

Goodreads review by Nutan on May 20, 2024

In this memoir, Rafi Eitan tells the story of his life as an elite Israeli soldier and spymaster. The book provides glimpses of the missions Rafi was involved in. For me, it felt like an additional chapter to the book "Mossad" by Michael Bar-Zohar. The title of the book is not justified, as only a s......more