Mar 16, 2018 to sort the fact from the fiction, time spoke to the historian saul david, whose account of the entebbe raid, operation thunderbolt, was optioned by focus features and used as a guide for the movie. Raid on entebbe is a 1977 tv movie directed by irvin kershner. Mar 14, 2017 saul david is a military historian and broadcaster. Already the subject of umpteen books, three feature films and several documentaries, the entebbe story is now retold in a meticulously. The yoni netanyahu story 2011, a book recounting the life of the raids commander yonatan netanyahu. A week earlier, on 27 june, an air france plane with 248 passengers was hijacked, by members of the popular front.
Flight 9 and the raid on entebbe airport, the most audacious. The entebbe raid the most audacious hostage rescue mission in history by david, saul isbn. Flight 9 and the raid on entebbe airport, the most audacious hostage rescue. The definitive account of one of the greatest special forces missions ever, the raid of entebbe, by acclaimed military historian saul david. The legacy of entebbe israels last heroic hurrah surely in the second decade of the 21st century, when the world is infested with all. Operation thunderbolt, by saul david the new york times. The israel knesset worked with the military chiefs to create a plan to rescue the hostages and bring their people home to israel. Operation entebbe simple english wikipedia, the free.
A week earlier, on 27 june, an air france airbus a300 with 248 passengers had been hijacked by two members. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read israels lightning strike. On july 27, 1976, air france flight 9 was hijacked by terrorists and. The rescue at entebbe, 1976 once i started reading this book, i could not put it down, i had to force myself to close the book so that i did go to sleep or eat. A week earlier, on 27 june, an air france airbus a300 jet airliner with 248 passengers had been hijacked by two members of the popular.
Operation entebbe and the freeing of hostages at entebbe airport in entebbe, uganda on july 4, 1976. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. See the complete raid series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Hijacking of air france airbus by followers of popular. This is a minutebyminute narrative of that week by a scrupulous and thorough historian, who has written what will most likely be. There is a false note in this otherwise excellent book. New film on operation entebbe likely to anger prime. Flight 9 and the raid on entebbe airport, the most audacious hostage rescue mission in history, british military historian saul david provides a dramatic hourby. Raid on entebbe tells the amazing true story of a daring mission by israeli commandos to free hostages of a terrorist hijacking at entebbe airport in uganda and is presented here in its full length version. Flight 9 and the raid on entebbe airport, the most audacious hostage rescue mission in history, david performs his own kind of rescue. The palestinian freedom fighters wanted the release of prisoners held in israel and four other countries. He is the author of the indian mutiny, which was shortlisted for the duke of westminsters medal for military literature, military blunders, zulu.
New film on operation entebbe likely to anger prime minister. Flight 9 and the raid on entebbe, acclaimed military historian saul david provides readers with a definitive account of what he calls one of the greatest special forces mission ever. He also presented the great raids series for the history channel including a production detailing the entebbe raid. Flight 9 and the raid on entebbe airport, the most. The entebbe raid the most audacious hostage rescue mission in history paperback. Janet, the owner with her husband andreas, runs a tight ship, and. This book describes all the events and training that took place before the actual raid. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Hes put a lot of pressure, even on people who are involved in the story. Saul david is a military historian and broadcaster. Battle summary and timeline on june 27, air france flight 9 departed tel aviv for paris with a stop in athens. The raid on entebbe has been mythologised in books, articles, and movies. Entebbe raid, july 34, 1976, rescue by an israeli commando squad of 103 hostages from a french jet airliner hijacked en route from israel to france.
His books have covered topics such as helicopter and armored warfare in vietnam, the challenger main battle tank, the british guards and armored warfare in korea. As late as 2011, when the us military planned its operation to capture and kill osama bin laden, the man in charge was admiral william mcraven, author of a detailed study of the raid on entebbe. Operation entebbe or operation thunderbolt was a successful counterterrorist hostagerescue. Book best western premier garden hotel entebbe in entebbe. July 4, 1976, israeli special operations raid on entebbe.
They started to make movies about the 1976 israeli special forces raid on ugandas entebbe airport even before the bodies were cold. The dilemma facing the israeli government as it tried to decide on a course of action was believably portrayed, the plight of the hostages seemed very real, and, even though one knows what the outcome will be this, is, after all based on an historical event i. Operation thunderbolt by saul david the boston globe. The entebbe story presented on the pages of this book reads almost like a thriller. As a new book on the raid on entebbe is published, we look at what really happened. Flight 9 and the raid on entebbe is published by hodder and stoughton. Operation entebbe was a counterterrorist hostagerescue mission carried out by the special forces of the israel defense forces idf at entebbe airport in uganda on 4 july 1976. Yoni was the brother of benjamin netanyahu who is the prime minister of israel. The event was a stunning victory by israeli special forces and mossad. This book is a great account of the raid on entebbe that freed a plane full of mostly israeli passengers from terrorists hiding out under the protection of idi amin, ugandas strongman. A new book remembers the rescue of hostages from ugandan airport.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The definitive account of one of the greatest special forces. The israeli forces operation at entebbe was one of the most daring counterterrorist assaults of all time. Feb 19, 2018 its not a narrative that the israeli prime minister is going to like at all, british historian saul david whose book operation thunderbolt. The dilemma facing the israeli government as it tried to decide on a course of action was believably portrayed, the plight of the hostages seemed very real, and, even though one knows what the outcome will be this, is, after all based on an historical event i was glued. Flight 9 and the raid on entebbe airport served as the basis for the screenplay told the paper. July 4, 1976, israeli special operations raid on entebbe stuns the world. Operation entebbe, was the hastily planned and executed rescue operation of about 100 israeli hostages, held by palestinian terrorists at the old airport terminal in the east african nation of ugandas town of entebbe. Operation entebbe, also known as operation jonathan, was an israeli hostage rescue mission. Jun 25, 2016 entebbe would become a byword for military daring, the subject of three blockbuster movies, taught and studied by armies around the world including by the architects of the raid that captured. They all paled beside the verve and elan of the daring raid to rescue 106.
Jul 02, 2015 the definitive account of one of the greatest special forces missions ever, the raid of entebbe, by acclaimed military historian saul david. The combat collection come see the paradiseraid on entebbethe blue maxamerican guerrilla in the philippinessailor of the king nonuk format pal region 4 import australia. Check any national, local, and health advisories for this destination before you book. The incredible story of an israeli mission that rescued 103 hostages from a hijacked jetliner. The film recounts the story of operation entebbe, a 1976 counterterrorist hostagerescue operation. After stopping at athens, the airliner was hijacked on june 27 by members of the popular front for the liberation of palestine and the red army faction a west german radical leftist group and flown to entebbe, ugan. With batsheva dance company, zina zinchenko, ben schnetzer, daniel bruhl. To sort the fact from the fiction, time spoke to the historian saul david, whose account of the entebbe raid, operation thunderbolt, was optioned by focus features and used as a guide for the movie. Flight 9 and the raid on entebbe airport, the most audacious hostage rescue mission in. A plan was formulated and an israeli commando unit did a most daring raid on entebbe and freed the hostages killing all of the palestinian terrorists and bringing the people back to israel. Many of the hostages were later released but 106 israelis and jews were still held. The raid on entebbe 1976 ebook written by simon dunstan. On june 27, 1976, an air france flight from tel aviv to paris was hijacked by a group of arab and german terrorists who demanded the release of 53 terrorists.
Sidebars and maps round out the learning experience. Inspired by the true events of the 1976 hijacking of an air france flight en route from tel aviv to paris, and the most daring rescue mission ever attempted. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. That raid is the subject of saul davids new book, operation thunderbolt. Introduction operation entebbe was a counterterrorist hostagerescue mission carried out by commandos of the israel defense forces idf at entebbe airport in uganda on 4 july 1976. Flight 9 and the raid on entebbe airport, the most audacious hostage rescue mission in history. A week earlier, on 27 june, an air france plane with 248 passengers was hijacked by palestinian and german terrorists and flown to entebbe, near kampala, the capital. The british historian saul david has done just that, and with aplomb. An air france airplane was hijacked on 27 june 1976. The legacy of entebbe israels last heroic hurrah surely in the second decade of the 21st century, when the world is infested with all sorts and forms of terrorists, the lessons of. In 1976 four militants hijacked an air france plane, diverting it to entebbe, their cause was to secure the release.
Jul 03, 2016 the raid on entebbe has been mythologised in books, articles, and movies. The entebbe raid was part of the ongoing arabisraeli conflict, which occurred on july 4, 1976, when the israeli sayeret matkal commandos landed at entebbe in uganda. Entebbe raid humiliated amin, nearly caused east african war. The name was changed to operation yonatan in memory of the one israeli casualty, the. Well even let you know about secret offers and sales when you sign up to our emails. With peter finch, charles bronson, yaphet kotto, martin balsam. Operation entebbe or operation thunderbolt was a successful counterterrorist hostage rescue mission carried out by commandos of the israel defense forces idf at entebbe airport in uganda on 4 july 1976.
Throughout the hostage situation, amin had played a highwire act, oscillating between supporting and protecting the. In the week before the raid, israel tried using political avenues to obtain the release of the hostages. Jan 02, 2016 a new book remembers the rescue of hostages from ugandan airport. This was a superb account of the israeli raid to rescue jewish hostages held at the entebbe airport after a hijack in 1976.
Entebbe raid humiliated amin, nearly caused east african. Buy a cheap copy of 90 minutes at entebbe book by william stevenson. Hijacking of air france airbus by followers of popular front. Jan 24, 2016 that raid is the subject of saul davids new book, operation thunderbolt. The israelis own story a penguin special by yehuda ofer and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This book explores this important piece of history with lively narration and accessible illustrations and diagrams. Documentary on the entebbe raid which happened on the bicentennial. Colonel yehonathan nethaniyahuseized the hostages including the air france crew and flew back with them to israel after refuelling in nairobi kenya. Entebbe shows that national prestige can also come cheaply, provided there is a willingness to take risks to enforce what is morally right. It was released in the united states on 16 march 2018 and in. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.
The greatest hostage rescue in history israels raid on. Jul 08, 2017 the greatest hostage rescue in history. Dec 06, 2015 entebbe shows that national prestige can also come cheaply, provided there is a willingness to take risks to enforce what is morally right. Flight 9 and the raid on entebbe airport, the most audacious hostage rescue mission in history, british military historian saul. The combat collection come see the paradise raid on entebbe the blue maxamerican guerrilla in the philippinessailor of the king nonuk format pal region 4 import australia.
575 1264 631 810 874 437 700 490 122 719 284 1264 584 302 556 1286 855 292 1095 976 179 1537 89 1072 791 1605 207 1 102 603 917 506 1302 349 879 1398