- Published: 15 March 2010
- ISBN: 9780099522874
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 320
- RRP: $39.99
Major Farran's Hat
Murder, Scandal and Britain's War Against Jewish Terrorism 1945-1948
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- Published: 15 March 2010
- ISBN: 9780099522874
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 320
- RRP: $39.99
A compelling story from final days of the British mandate
Sunday Times
David Cesarani tell the tale, with all its curious twists and turns, with great skill and a keen sense of drama. His book reads like a thriller, but it is all the more fascinating for being about real people and the big issues with which they had to grapple in the twilight of British rule over Palestine
Guardian
Cesarani is a first rate storyteller
Scotsman
This gripping tale of a dark episode from the fag-end of Empire has a piquant pay-off
Boyd Tonkin, Independent
A piece of contemporary history with bite and verve
London Review of Books Bookshop Spring Collection
Cesarani dramatises this sordid incident with verve
The Observer