Angels in the Sky: How a Band of Volunteer Airmen Saved the New State of Israel

"Reads like a World War II thriller, only better because every word is true.... One of the great untold stories of history. Robert Gandt has brought it vividly, unforgettably to life." -Steven Pressfield, best-selling author of Gates of Fire

In 1948, when the newly founded nation of Israel came under siege from a coalition of Arab states, a band of volunteer airmen from the United States, Canada, Britain, France, and South Africa arrived to help. They were a small group, fewer than 150. Many...