Carlton North, Victoria : Scribe Publications, Date: 2006. First Australian edition . Softcover. Fair to Good Condition. Large Octavo. Binding is tight and spine fully intact Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting Front endpaper has some faint foxing, text appears to be free of foxing but pages have some faint browning on edges Edges faintly browned and some foxed spots (mainly on top edge) Front cover has some soft creases The first full account, based on unprecedented access to the key players in the Munich Massacre and the Israeli response – a lethal, top secret, thirty-year-long campaign to track down the killers.In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, members of the Black September group murdered eleven Israeli athletes. Nine hundred million people watched the crisis unfold on television, witnessing a tragedy that ushered in the modern age of terror.Back in Israel, Prime Minister Golda Meir vowed to track down those responsible and a secret Mossad unit, code named Caesarea, was mobilised. Their mission continued over decades and has until now remained a closely guarded secret. With unprecedented access to Mossad agents and an unparalleled knowledge of Israeli intelligence, award-winning journalist Aaron Klein's incisive and riveting account peels back the layers of myth and misinformation that have permeated previous accounts of the shadow war against Black September.Spycraft, secret diplomacy, and fierce dete ...

ISBN10: 1920769803, ISBN13: 9781920769802, [publisher: Scribe Publications, Melbourne, VIC] Softcover First Edition 272 pages. An excellent copy.This book is in very good or better condition. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is in strong condition. The front cover has some very minor bumps and marks indicating previous use but overall is in really nice, tight condition. Items are in stock and will be shipped same day or next business day directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: Award-winning journalist Aaron J. Klein tells, for the first time, the complete story of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre and the Israeli counterterrorism operation it spawned. With unprecedented access to Mossad agents and an unparalleled knowledge of Israeli intelligence, Klein peels back the layers of myth and misinformation that have permeated previous books, films, and magazine articles about the "shadow war" against Black September and other related terrorist groups. In this riveting account, long-held secrets are finally revealed, including who was killed and who was not, how it was done, which targets were hit and which were missed. In the end, Klein shows that the Israeli response to Munich was not simply about revenge, as is popularly believed. By illuminating the tactical and strategic purposes of the Israeli operation, Striking Back allows us to draw profoundly relevant lessons from one of the most importan ...
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ISBN10: 1920769803, ISBN13: 9781920769802, [publisher: -] Softcover Striking Back : The 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and Israel's Deadly Response This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .
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