David, Saul
Operation Thunderbolt: The Entebbe Raid - The Most Audacious Hostage Rescue Mission in History
- ISBN 13:
- 9781444762549
- author:
- David, Saul
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2016
- Pages:
- 464
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 13 x 3.1 centimetres (0.2
- Genre:
- History, Military History, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Operation Thunderbolt Flight 139 and the Raid on Entebbe Airport, the Most Audacious Hostage Rescue Mission in History by Saul David. On 3 July 1976, Israeli Special Forces carried out a daring raid to free over a hundred hostages held by German and Palestinian terrorists at Entebbe Airport, Uganda. The operation, codenamed Thunderbolt, was a high-risk challenge that pushed the flight to the limit, with 2,000 miles of total radio silence over hostile territory to land in darkness. The Israeli commandos had just three minutes to carry out their mission, evading a cordon of élite Ugandan paratroopers, storming the terminal and freeing the hostages. The outcome was far from certain, with the death of the hostages or the capture of Israel's finest soldiers posing a human and PR catastrophe. This is the story of the most audacious hostage rescue mission in history, and the bravery and skill of the Israeli commandos who carried it out.
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