Daniel Mandel was born in Sydney in 1964 and educated in Australia and New Zealand, receiving his doctorate in history at the University of Melbourne. He is now a research fellow in the History Department of the University of Melbourne.

'If you're a history buff, this is one to pick up, and if you're not, the story is a fascinating play of political intrigue and balancing allegiances.' - Jewsweek'A useful contribution to the history of Israel's founding - Middle East Quarterly

• Introduction  1. A Wild Colonial Boy  2. A Rigorous System of Suppression  3. Questions of Colour and Groups of Nations  4. Explain the Whole Thing to Evatt  5. A Test of Our Powers, and Our Independence  6. A Narrow Line  7. Gravest Challenge Yet to Nations  8. What Would You Do About Palestine?  9. Naturally I Am Taking a Purely Objective View  10. Intrigues Directed Against the Jewish People  11. The Use of Force Would Not be Actively Opposed  12. Position is Being Watched Sympathetically  13. As Inevitable as it is Just  14. It is a Matter of Degree  15. More Pious than Pius.  Conclusion.  Epilogue