Publisher's Synopsis
A few months before Munich, on May 8, 1972, a new style of warfare came to the fore when 4 members of Black September hijacked Belgian Sabena Flight 571 en route from Brussels to Tel Aviv. Hijackings and similar attacks only increased in number and violence in the following years. In response, the Israelis instituted a policy of an "eye for an eye," destroying Arab aircraft whenever the Palestinians or others damaged or destroyed one of their own. In the process of countering these attacks and hijackings, the Israelis developed valuable skills in commando operations and hostage rescue. This book examines the chain of events that led to three of the 20th century's most dramatic operations. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Israel's most famous operations like never before.
This book largely covers Israel's raid on Entebbe to rescue Israelites kidnapped by terrorists who took over Air France Flight 139. Dictator Idi Amin of Uganda aided the terrorist by allowing them to land in Uganda. After Israel's rescue, Idi Amin took one of the hostages who had been hospitalized in Uganda and executed her, and dumped her body in a swamp. Such was the character of the brutal dictator, Idi Amin, that he had an air traffic controller, who was not even on duty during the rescue, killed by hammering nails into his head and smashing his body with sledgehammers.
