Written by a successful novelist / scriptwriter, this book will tell you the true story of " Operation Thunderbolt ", a successful raid mounted by Israeli airborne commandos to free more than a hundred hostages held in Uganda ( 1976 ). Characteristics Book cover finish Canvas finish, Hardcover ( square back binding ) Special features First edition, Dedicated copy, Dust jacket Condition Old, like new Number of pages 184 Published date 1976 Languages English Size 14 x 22 x 3 cm Author Tony Williamson Editor COLLINS Description The Israeli raid on Entebbe to rescue the hostages hijacked on the Air France airbus has entered history as one of the most spectacular exploits devised and executed by modern man. It has already been the subject of endless debate and analysis but here is the book that tells it all and brings to life the individuals who planned it and who carried it out. ( ... ) Tony Williamson's profound knowledge of international terrorism and above all of the Baader Meinhof gang as enabled him to wite of the hijackers and their accomplices with understading and even sympathy. ( ... ) To say that Counterstrike Entebbe reads like an intensely exciting thriller is to miss the point : it is an intensely exciting thriller and even Tony Williamson never devised a more explosive or ingenious plot.
