The full inside story of the spectacular israeli counterterrorism strike and the daring rescue of 103 hostages stevenson, william on. The united nations increasingly use a heavily guarded airport compound at entebbe as a depot and staging area for their heavy equipment and vehicels that are used in peacekeeping missions in the region of central africa. The full inside story of the spectacular israeli counterterrorism strike and the daring rescue of 103 hostages kindle edition by stevenson, william. A week later on july 4, one hundred pdf israeli commandos raced 2,500 miles from israel to entebbe, landed in the middle of the night, and in a heartstopping mission that lasted ninety minutes, killed all guerillas and freed 103 hostages. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Chock full of true heroes, this book is a good read, and highly desirable for lovers of history. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 2004, and was written by don piper. Operation entebbe simple english wikipedia, the free. A raid that lasted a total of 99 minutes would live on for decades. The easiest, fastest way to update or install software. An air france airplane was hijacked on 27 june 1976. Click download or read online button to get 90 minutes at entebbe book now. Israeli commandos raid ugandas airport in 1976 to free hostages from palestinianterrorist hijackers. Om israelske specialstyrkers aktion i entebbe lufthavn 1976 for at befri flykapreres gidsler.
Buy a cheap copy of 90 minutes at entebbe book by william stevenson. The full inside story of the spectacular israeli counterterrorism strike and the daring rescue of 103 hostages reprint by stevenson, william, dan, uri isbn. Israels raid on entebbe was almost a disaster telegraph. Israels raid on entebbe was almost a disaster the daring hostage rescue was a pr coup but 40 years on, new scholarship reveals how it was almost sunk by infighting and blunders. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. Operation entebbe and the freeing of hostages at entebbe airport in entebbe, uganda, on july 4, 1976. The drive from or to kampala is about an hour in light traffic, and more than two hours when it congeals. Editions of 90 minutes at entebbe by william stevenson. Click on below buttons to start download 90 minutes at entebbe by william stevenson pdf epub without registration. William stevenson was a journalist and author of the bestselling books a man called intrepid and 90 minutes at entebbe, he also worked as a movie scriptwriter, a television news commentator, and producer of awardwinning documentaries. The full inside story of the spectacular israeli counterterrorism strike and the daring rescue of 103 hostages ebook written by william stevenson. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read 90 minutes at entebbe. A week earlier, on 27 june, an air france airbus a300 jet airliner with 248 passengers had been hijacked by two members of the popular.
The corpses of seven guerrillas and 20 ugandan soldiers littered the airport. Mossad took photos, entebbe operation was on its way. The full inside story of the spectacular israeli counterterrorism strike and the daring rescue of 103 hostages book online at best prices in india on. The palestinian freedom fighters wanted the release of prisoners held in israel and four other countries. Operation entebbe, also known as operation jonathan, was an israeli hostage rescue mission.
Read 90 minutes at entebbe the full inside story of the spectacular israeli counterterrorism strike and the daring rescue of 103 hostages. Entebbe is the place of ugandas international airport. The first full inside story of operation thunderbolt, the. Air france flight 9 was hijacked by terrorists and flown to entebbe airport in uganda. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 208 pages and is. During a 35 minute battle, 20 ugandan soldiers and all seven hijackers died along with three hostages. The incredible true story of an israeli mission that rescued 103 hostages from a hijacked jetliner in uganda, by the author of a man called intrepid. Yet, the rescue operation also results in four casualties, three israeli passengers.
The dilemma facing the israeli government as it tried to decide on a course of action was believably portrayed, the plight of the hostages seemed very real, and, even though one knows what the outcome will be this, is, after all based on an historical event i was glued. The full inside story of the spectacular israeli counterterrorism strike and the daring rescue of 103 hostages. Written as if life was like a football match of 90 minutes. Raid on entebbe is a 1977 nbc television film directed by irvin kershner. In the following agonizing days, israeli passengers were singled out and held hostage. On july 27, 1976, air france flight 9 was hijacked by terrorists and. Colonel yehonathan nethaniyahuseized the hostages including the air france crew and flew back with them to israel after refuelling in nairobi kenya.
While perhaps not a literary work of art, 90 minutes at entebbe reveals a small but important piece of history that is often forgotten, and shows the reader a startlingly intense moment in the history and triumph of the israeli defense forces. Israeli commandos have rescued 100 hostages, mostly israelis or jews, held by propalestinian hijackers at entebbe airport in uganda. This post contains spoilers for the movie 7 days in entebbe. Operation entebbe or operation thunderbolt was a successful counterterrorist hostage rescue mission carried out by commandos of the israel defense forces idf at entebbe airport in uganda on 4 july 1976. Although first written in 1976 and published within weeks of the event, stevensons account presents this act of terrorism in a way that is still relevant in our modernday political climate.
Entebbe raid, july 34, 1976, rescue by an israeli commando squad of 103 hostages from a french jet airliner hijacked en route from israel to france. Operation entebbe or operation thunderbolt was a successful counterterrorist hostagerescue mission carried out by commandos of the israel defense forces. After stopping at athens, the airliner was hijacked on june 27 by members of the popular front for the liberation of palestine and the red army. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Within 53 minutes two minutes better than the fastest practice run the day before the hostages were aboard the israeli planes and on their way home. Ninite downloads and installs programs automatically in the background. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 90 minutes at entebbe. Minutes after the plane takes off, just when the direction that safety belts can be unbuckled is given, the four terrorists burst. Het uiteindelijke dodental was 56 45 oegandese militairen, zeven kapers, drie.
A factual account of what could easily be read as sensational fiction, 90 minutes at entebbe will inspire, encourage, and instill hope in all readers. Hijacking of air france airbus by followers of popular. Read pdf epub download 90 minutes at entebbe by william stevenson from the story human by engmastromarino82 with 32 reads. In 1976, an air france airplane carrying 250 passengers to paris from tel. Don piper speaks about his book, 90 minutes in heaven, from colonial woods missionary church in 2008. Israels raid on entebbe as an act of aggression against uganda. The portrayal of prime minister yitzhak rabin was peter finchs final performance. Many of the hostages were later released but 106 israelis and jews were still held.