Publisher's Synopsis
On September 5, 1972, before a terrified global audience of millions, Palestinian terrorists kidnapped and executed eleven members of the Israeli Olympic team at the Munich Games. This was the first large-scale terrorist attack in history. Officials came to realise that these attacks could not be countered by traditional police forces and the need for special forces prompted the creation of most of the world's top counterterrorists units. Katz, one of the America's top terrorism experts, details the history, organisation and major operations of many of these units.
