Operation Thunderbolt :the most audacious hostage rescue mission in history (Record no. 60256)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781444762549 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 967.61042 |
| Item number | DAV/O |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | David, Saul |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Operation Thunderbolt :the most audacious hostage rescue mission in history |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | London |
| Name of publisher | Hodder |
| Year of publication | 2016 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 446p. 16 unnumbered pages of plates : |
| Other physical details | illustrations, map ; |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | "Originally published in Great Britain by Hodder & Stoughton, July 2015"--Title-page verso. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "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 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "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. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Entebbe Airport Raid, 1976. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Hostages |
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| Topical Term | Hijacking of aircraft |
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| Topical Term | Special forces (Military science) |
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| Topical Term | Jewish-Arab relations. |
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| Topical Term | Arab-Israeli conflict. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | BK |
| 952 ## - LOCATION AND ITEM INFORMATION (KOHA) | |
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| Home library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Kannur University Central Library | Stack | 24/12/2020 | 599.00 | 967.61042 DAV/O | 52234 | BK |