Underground to Palestine and Reflections Thirty Years later - IF Stone
Underground to Palestine and Reflections Thirty Years Later
A Monumental Eyewitness Account of Post-WWII Refugee Flight and a Deeply Critical Re-Evaluation of Middle Eastern Geopolitics
A Monumental Eyewitness Account of Post-WWII Refugee Flight and a Deeply Critical Re-Evaluation of Middle Eastern Geopolitics
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Underground to Palestine and Reflections Thirty Years Later
- Author: I. F. Stone (Isidor Feinstein Stone)
- Publisher: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd, London
- Publication Date: 1 January 1979
- ISBN-10: 0091380804
- ISBN-13: 9780091380809
- Edition Details: First British Edition, First Printing (Combined & Expanded Release).
- Binding: Original publisher’s premium cloth boards, spine lettered, housed in the original illustrated dust jacket.
- Physical Format: Octavo (8vo), 260 pages.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
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The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Exterior / Cloth Boards: The structural cloth binding remains in an exceptional, flat, and completely square condition. The corners are sharp, and the spine architecture is perfect, rigid, and entirely free of structural lean.
- Interior: The internal text block is beautifully secure, firm, and tightly bound. Every individual page is clean, crisp, intact, and free of library markings, previous owner signatures, ink notations, or highlighting.
- Preservation: Upgraded with a professional, archival-grade removable cellophane cover to insulate the cloth face and edges from dust and handling wear.
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The Dust Jacket: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Condition: The original illustrated jacket is complete and highly attractive, showing only the most minor, microscopic hints of superficial edge wear or standard storage handling. It is free from heavy sun-fading, large chips, or deep tape repairs.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Originally issued as a groundbreaking series of newspaper reports in 1946 and presented here in Hutchinson's highly collectable 1979 expanded British edition, Underground to Palestine stands as one of the most powerful, gripping pieces of investigative journalism of the twentieth century.
Originally issued as a groundbreaking series of newspaper reports in 1946 and presented here in Hutchinson's highly collectable 1979 expanded British edition, Underground to Palestine stands as one of the most powerful, gripping pieces of investigative journalism of the twentieth century.
The first half of the volume records the historic adventure of acclaimed American reporter I. F. Stone, who became the very first newspaperman to explicitly accompany Holocaust survivors on their clandestine migration out of Europe. Traveling in absolute secrecy alongside agents of the Haganah, Stone walked with displaced persons out of Germany and Poland, crossing heavily fortified borders on foot and over-crowded trains. He documented their harrowing boarding of an illegal vessel to run past the strict British blockade in a desperate bid to enter Mandatory Palestine. The second half features his famous "Reflections Thirty Years Later"—including landmark critical essays such as Confessions of a Jewish Dissident and The Other Zionism. Here, Stone offers a deeply analytical, balanced, and sometimes controversial re-evaluation of the political complexities of the Middle East, challenging sweeping national paradigms while maintaining deep human empathy for both Israeli and Palestinian refugees. This rare first UK printing remains a vital cornerstone text for serious collectors of World War II history, Zionism, investigative journalism, and international relations.
Author Profile: I. F. Stone
I. F. Stone (1907–1989), born Isidor Feinstein, was a legendary independent American investigative journalist, author, and civil liberties advocate. Renowned for his uncompromising ideological honesty and his fierce, self-published newsletter I. F. Stone's Weekly, he was widely revered as a master of uncovering systemic truth by deeply parsing public records and official documentation. His courageous, empathetic frontline reporting won the Newspaper Guild of New York's Page One Award in 1947, cementing his legacy as one of the post-war era's most formidable, wise, and fiercely objective political commentators.
I. F. Stone (1907–1989), born Isidor Feinstein, was a legendary independent American investigative journalist, author, and civil liberties advocate. Renowned for his uncompromising ideological honesty and his fierce, self-published newsletter I. F. Stone's Weekly, he was widely revered as a master of uncovering systemic truth by deeply parsing public records and official documentation. His courageous, empathetic frontline reporting won the Newspaper Guild of New York's Page One Award in 1947, cementing his legacy as one of the post-war era's most formidable, wise, and fiercely objective political commentators.
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