Massacre in Munich : The Manhunt for the Killers Behind the 1972 Olympics Massacre
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MASSACRE IN MUNICH describes in breathtaking detail the gripping drama of the events that led to the 1972 massacre of Israeli athletes during the Munich Olympics, as well as the ruthless duel between Israel's secret intelligence service, the Mossad, and the leaders of Black September, the terrorist organization that perpetrated the massacre.
Unlike those pursuing Al Qaeda leaders today, the Israeli agents succeeded in unmasking and killing all of Black September's captains, who operated under sophisticated disguises in Europe and the Middle East. The quest took the Mossad to Paris, Rome, Madrid, Athens, Cyprus, and Lebanon. One of Black September's chieftains, Zweiter, was ambushed in Rome; Al Kubaissi, who tried to assassinate Golda Meir, met his death in the shadow of the Madeleine church in Paris. His partner Mohammed Boudia tried in vain to escape the Mossad by donning a woman's clothes. Several other terrorists were killed in their Beirut homes by Israeli commandos. One of the commandos, Ehud Barak, would become Israel's future Prime Minister. Black September fought back, gunning down Israeli agents in Brussels and Madrid. The bloody duel ended when Black September's leader, Ali Hassan Salameh, nicknamed "the Red Prince," died in a car explosion in Beirut, where he had been tracked down by a mysterious Englishwoman, Erica Mary Chambers, who turned out to be a Mossad agent. MASSACRE IN MUNICH does more than catalog Black September's awful crimes and Israel's search for a way to end his bloody reign, it tells the true story behind one of the central conflicts of our time-the Palestinian-Israeli struggle. |
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| 06-15-08 | 5 | (NA) |
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This is a well written and fast paced version of events surrounding Black September and the Munich Olympic Massacre and the aftermath. Well worth a read.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-11-26 09:52:13 EST)
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| 02-11-08 | 5 | 1\1 |
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I cannot disagree strongly enough with the negative reviews of this book. I just completed it and I could not put it down. It is excellent and fills in many areas I had no knowledge of. I highly, highly recommend this book.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-06-16 09:43:23 EST)
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| 06-30-06 | 4 | 2\2 |
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This is an interesting and well written history of the Salameh family and the Black September terrorist group; however, the focus is not strictly on the 1972 Olympic murders as the title would lead one to believe. After having finished the book, I have a much better understanding of the hostilities between the Palestinians and the Israelis, and the tragedy of the Israeli Olympians is only one of many. It also makes me believe even more that the United States' "war on terror" is not a war in the traditional sense, but a way of life for generations once the terrorists choose a target.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-02-08 09:45:51 EST)
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| 06-29-06 | 4 | 3\3 |
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This is an interesting and well written history of the Salameh family and the Black September terrorist group; however, the focus is not strictly on the 1972 Olympic murders as the title would lead one to believe. After having finished the book, I have a much better understanding of the hostilities between the Palestinians and the Israelis, and the tragedy of the Israeli Olympians is only one of many. It also makes me believe even more that the United States' "war on terror" is not a war in the traditional sense, but a way of life for generations once the terrorists choose a target.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-02-27 09:39:03 EST)
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| 03-06-06 | 2 | 1\2 |
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After reading 65% of this book, I put it down because it was not the book that the title had led me to expect, nor was it a book that I wanted to read. It is a multi-generational history of a particular family and their involvement in Palestinian terrorism. Munich is NOT the central focus of this book.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2006-05-20 19:23:14 EST)
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| 02-22-06 | 5 | 1\2 |
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Massacre in Munich is one of the most fascinating books on the murder of the Israeli Olympians in 1972 & the following manhunt by the Mossad. Abner, the somewhat reluctant Mossad agent, gives a thrilling account of how the murderers were killed. To date, it is one of the most accurate accounts of the Mossad strinking back to protect Isreali citizens. One of he most interesting sections is the epiloge where Bar-Zohar discusses criticizms of his book. Also, the prologue by Abner is a good report of his reasons of joining the team. Basically, in the light of the fanatical Islamo-fascist terrorism today, Abner would do it all again. Finally, the attitude of the Mossad, how they treated & abused their agents is quite an eye opener.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2006-05-20 19:23:14 EST)
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| 02-18-06 | 3 | 4\4 |
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Beware: Do not buy this book if you already own "The Quest for the Red Prince: Israel's Relentless Manhunt for one of the World's Deadliest Terrorists"(2002). It is the SAME exact book and you don't realize it until you look at the table of contents page. You'll also notice that the name was changed to "Massacre in Munich" in late 2005,probably in reaction to the upcoming release of the Stephen Spielburg movie "Munich". To be frank, this book is not even about the Munich Olympics, they must have changed the name of the book to cash in on the publicity of the movie. The book is actually about one of the terrorists who masterminded the olympics and his family, beginning with his own father's struggle during the British Mandate. Only one chapter deals exclusively with the Munich Olympics. Therefore, if you are wanting to read a book about the 1972 Olympics and Israel's response to it you would be better off reading "One Day in September".
(Review Data Last Updated: 2006-05-20 19:23:14 EST)
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| 01-27-06 | 5 | 1\3 |
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This book is a must for it gives an overview of Israeli counterstrikes against PLO strikes in this war.This book covers the early years of Jewish/Arab conflict in Palestine before Israel,the emerging strike/counterstrike war of Israeli/Palestinian duel,and the inner conflicts affecting the PLO.This book gives a long-term perspective to the events of the Israeli/PLO war that will help people to see the events in "Munich" in the historical reality of Israel's existence.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2006-05-20 19:23:14 EST)
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