Table of Contents

Part 1 Irgun insurgency: background - the birth of the Irgun, strategy, the support of the Jewish community, ideology of the Irgun, the Arab front the political campaign; the revolt - the debate, the new commander, first activities; the Irgun and the Jewish community - the relationship during World War II, the relationship during the revolt, the "saison", the united resistance front, disintegration of the united front; tactics, methods and operations - structure, minings, bombings, robberies and confiscations, terrorist methods, military failures, the attack on Acre Prison, the hanging of the two sergeants; the King David Affair - co-ordination with the Hagana, the British response, the American response, Operation Shark; propaganda and psycholgical warfare. Part 2 British counter-insurgency: the British view - British reliance on the Jewish leadership, the aftermath of the Moyne assassination, the British response to the united armed campaign, Operation Agatha; British measures against terrorism - the options - searches, immigration suspension and collaboration, exile in Africa, confronting a Jewish united front, the civil-military controversy, hanging, kidnapping, flogging and counter hanging, Bevingrads and family evacuation, martial law; morale and public opnion in Britain - the reaction of Parliament, the response of the press. British measures against terrorism; morale and public opinion in Britain.