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Nashville: Thomas Nelson Inc., 1972. 210 by 140 mm (8¼ by 5½ inches). Original cloth boards; 131 pp. With dust jacket. Inscribed “Dear Evelyn and Felix. With love and deep friendship. M.G. Motta Gur. Washington. 7.2.73.”

Legendary Israeli General Mordechai “Motta” Gur (1930–1995) was Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces during the Six-Day War (1967). In this book he tells the story of Azeet, a German shepherd who was part of the Israeli army paratroop unit. Inscribed to Los Angeles publisher and literary agent Felix Guggenheim (1904–1976) and his wife actress Evelyn Holt (1908–2002).

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