Bidspirit auction | Colonel R: Meinertzhagen: Middle East

Colonel R: Meinertzhagen: Middle East Diary 1917-1956 - First Edition - London: The Cresset Press, 1959. Richard Meinertzhagen (1878–1967) was a British intelligence officer, writer, birdwatcher, and friend of Zionism. He served in Israel as an intelligence officer for General Allenby and operated the Jewish spy network Nili. In his diaries he proposed the borders of Israel as he invisioned them, including the Golan Heights, part of Transjordan, and most of Sinai. English, 376 pp., 22X15 cm. Good overall condition. Includes the original dust-jacket.