Without Permission: Conversations, Letters, and Memoirs of Henry Mandel

Part One: Interviews And Reminiscences Of Jewish Illegal Immigrant Ship Ben Hecht Crewman Henry Mandel -- Vienna Born, Bronx Bred -- The War Comes Home -- The Merchant Marine -- From Gowanus Canal To Atlantic Crossing -- Final Preparations -- The Irgun Had Other Ideas -- Bazooka Plant -- Part Two: Letters And Contextual Commentary -- The Bergson Group -- The Mission And The Crew -- Atlantic Crossing To The Mediterranean Sea -- The Palestine Run -- Piracy On The High Seas -- Breakout -- Release -- Machal -- A Mercy Ship's Legacy -- Part Three: Henry Mandel Reflects -- Family And Brotherly Love -- Civil Servant And Union Activist. Edited By Samuel Flaks. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Berlin Available Via World Wide Web.