An internationally acclaimed aviation pioneer; Herbert Cukurs; running a hydroplanes rental company out of São Paolo; Brazil; liked his new customer: an Austrian businessman; who asked for a short sightseeing flight. The pilot had no idea that his customer was not Austrian but a top agent in the Israeli Mossad; working under cover to set the trap for Cukurs - a criminal personally responsible for the murder of over 30;000 innocent Jews. This was the beginning of the 'war of wits' between the Nazi war criminal and the German-born Israeli (both of whose parents had perished in Nazi death camps). It was a unique duel; played out in the São Paolo residence of the Cukurs family; in the jungles of Brazil; by the lagoon of Porto Alegre and on the beautiful beaches of Punta del Este. In this unique book a former senior Mossad agent describes an operation carried out in 1964-65 to identify; locate and execute the notorious Nazi war criminal Herbert Cukurs; who was personally responsible for the murder of over 30;000 Latvian Jews. The main part of the operation was undertaken almost single-handedly by 'Anton Kuenzle'. He relates how he planned and carried out this risky operation; creating an identity as a successful businessman and offering Cukurs a lucrative deal to entice him away from his secure life in Brazil to a trap laid for him in Uruguay. There Cukurs met his fate at the hands of a Mossad hit team.
#1398135 in Books Polish History 1987-01-22 1987-01-22Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 .39 x .17 x 7.26l; #File Name: 085045730064 pages9780850457308
Review
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Good product for it's dayBy Jason WeiserAgain; a fine resource done by one of the better writers in the Osprey stable; and one I communicate on line with occasionally. I wish more had been done in terms of the uniforms but this book was often the ONLY guide available when talking about the Non-Soviet members of the Warsaw Pact. Sadly; the Isby opus was never finished for them; and that is something of a shame. I do wonder what such a book; with the old archives now being opened up; would look like today; I suspect different by far.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy WerewolfZaloga's books are great for period costume enthusiasts.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy Michael MooreA cold war gamer will love the color plates .
