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050	0	0	_aDS119.7 _b.D2977 2015
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100	1		_aDavid, Saul, _d1966- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aOperation Thunderbolt : _bFlight 139 and the raid on Entebbe Airport, the most audacious hostage rescue mission in history / _cSaul David.
246	3	0	_aFlight 139 and the raid on Entebbe Airport, the most audacious hostage rescue mission in history
250			_aFirst North American edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bLittle, Brown and Company, _c2015.
264		4	_c©2015
300			_a446 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations, map ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_a"Originally published in Great Britain by Hodder & Stoughton, July 2015"--Title-page verso.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 409-413) and index.
505	0		_aDay 1. Sunday, 27 June 1976 -- Day 2. Monday, 28 June 1976 -- Day 3. Tuesday, 29 June 1976 -- Day 4. Wednesday, 30 June 1976 -- Day 5. Thursday, 1 July 1976 -- Day 6. Friday, 2 July 1976 -- Day 7. Saturday, 3 July 1976 -- Day 8. Sunday, 4 July 1976 -- Aftermath.
520			_a"The definitive account of one of the greatest Special Forces missions ever, the Raid on Entebbe, by acclaimed military historian Saul David"--Book jacket.
520			_a"On June 27, 1976, a group of Arab and German terrorists hijacked Air France flight 139 en route from Tel Aviv to Paris. The plane was diverted to Entebbe Airport in Uganda, where the terrorists demanded the release of fifty-three "freedom fighters" in Israeli, Kenyan, and European jails in return for the safe release of the 253 passengers and crew. Idi Amin, whose murderous rule of Uganda was then in its fifth year, made no attempt to intervene. After most of the non-Israeli hostages had been released, Israel faced an impossible choice: give in to terrorism or risk a rescue that had a high chance of failure. In the wake of the massacre of eleven Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics, this decision was almost incalculably difficult. As Saul David recounts in this reconstruction of one of the most complex Special Forces missions ever, Operation Thunderbolt required more than just tactical audacity. In a mere two days, three of the most important men in Israeli history--Ehud Barak, Shimon Peres, and Yitzhak Rabin--marshaled resources, secured necessary international partners, and masterminded the raid that would astonish the world. This book gives us the first comprehensive account, using classified documents from archives in tour countries and interviews with key participants, including Israeli soldiers and politicians, hostages, and a former terrorist. The result brings to life the role that ingenuity and bravery can play against even the most impossible odds and the most committed opponents."--Book jacket.
611	2	7	_aEntebbe Airport Raid (1976) _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00912591
648		7	_a1976 _2fast
650		0	_aEntebbe Airport Raid, 1976.
650		0	_aHostages _zUganda _xHistory.
650		0	_aHijacking of aircraft _xHistory.
650		0	_aSpecial forces (Military science) _zIsrael _xHistory.
650		0	_aJewish-Arab relations.
650		0	_aArab-Israeli conflict.
650		7	_aArab-Israeli conflict. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00812220
650		7	_aHijacking of aircraft. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00956749
650		7	_aHostages. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00961631
650		7	_aJewish-Arab relations. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00983106
650		7	_aSpecial forces (Military science) _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01128929
651		7	_aIsrael. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01204236
651		7	_aUganda. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01210282
655		7	_aHistory. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01411628
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttps://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1617/2015946917-b.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttps://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1617/2015946917-d.html
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