Operation Thunderbolt: Flight 139 and the Raid on Entebbe Airport, the Most Audacious Hostage Rescue Mission in History

by Saul David

Book Overview

The definitive account of one of the greatest Special Forces missions ever, the Raid of Entebbe, by acclaimed military historian Saul David.

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. The plane was forced to divert to Entebbe, in Uganda -- ruled by the murderous despot Idi Amin, who had no interest in intervening.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316245410
• ISBN13: 9780316245418
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.3"