Conspiracy of Silence

I found this book to be an excellent account of the attack on the USS Liberty by Israeli aircraft and torpedo boats. I was on active duty in the U.S. Navy at the time of this attack as an officer assigned to a destroyer. The censorship and secrecy surrounding this attack only stimulated more interest in learning the truth about this cowardly attack on a defenseless ship. While we may never learn the real reasons why the Israeli's attacked an ally and financial supporter, I believe many of the reasons frequently cited by survivors make much more sense than the illogical `mistaken identity' excuse offered by the State of Israel. This book takes the reader step by step through the attack, citing the many heroic acts of this brave crew. Excellent reading; I highly recommend this book to anyone seeing to learn the truth of this dastardly attack.

The subject of the USS Liberty and its attack by an susposed ally and client state of this country has interested and enraged me for some time. This book has gotten to the very core of how and why it happened and who was responsible. This book left out the emotion of accounts by survivors that I have read and dealt only with accurate facts that have been painstakenly researched. My congradulations and thanks to the author. The book has 178 pages.