90 Minutes at Entebbe

New York: Bantam Books, Inc. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. An incredible rescue of split-second timing. The first full inside story of Operation Thunderbolt, the spectacular Israeli strike against terrorism; by William Stevenson, author of A Man Called Intrepid with material from Uri Dan, chief correspondent of Maariv. ALSO KNOWN AS: material from Operation Uganda by Uri Dan published in Hebrew by Keter Publishing House, Ltd., Jerusalem. CONTENTS: Introduction 1. Where Is Flight 139? 2. An African Dictator Takes Over 3. Terrorism and Mad Regimes 4. The Options 5. "Where the Hell Is Uganda?" 6. The Terrorists' Ultimatum 7. Track A: Surrender? 8. Shift to Track B: Attack 9. Dr. Hadad: Planner of Terror 10. Intelligence Filters In 11. Amin: The PLO Puppet 12. The General Staff Examines Track B 13. The Invisibles 14. The Night of the Dry Run 15. The Hippos Assemble 16. Thunderbolt: GO! 17. Into Africa 18. "Yonni's Been Hit" 19. Dora Bloch Vanishes 20. "Refuel at Nairobi!" 21. Idi Gets the News from Tel Aviv 22. "I Am Distressed for Thee, My Brother Jonathan"; A Personal Note; United Nations Security Council Debate; Transcript of Three Telephone Conversations Between Colonel Baruch Bar-Lev and President Idi Amin. SYNOPSIS: A SMALL BAND OF BRAVE MEN It was the most triumphant rescue of modern times, a spectacular end to a terrifying odyssey. For years Arab terrorists had shocked the world with skyjackings and wanton murder of innocents. Then guerrillas hijacked an Air France jetliner, flew the passengers to Uganda and, during a week of agony, bargained for lives. Only hours before the deadline, Israeli commandos in Hercules prop-jets raced over 2500 miles from Israel to Entebbe airport, and in a blaze of gunfire, freed 103 hostages. "The mission in Uganda, in one short hour, strengthened the backbone of the Jewish people and of the whole free world. This was a time when the fate of a nation was determined in one hour by a small band of brave men." - Israeli Defense Minister Shimon Peres. A LEGEND IS BORN Here is the full story of a rescue mission in which a small nation staked its pride and honor to save the lives of its sons and daughters. 16 pages of on-the-scene photographs. William Stevenson, internationally renowned journalist and war correspondent, is the bestselling author of A Man Called Intrepid. He first learned about terrorist methods in French Indochina and later in Kenya during the bloody Mau Mau wars. His experience in operational intelligence began during the second World War when he was a Royal Navy pilot. Later, he was attached to British Security Coordination chief, Sir William Stephenson, a man called Intrepid. Bill Stevenson's long association with Israel began immediately after World War II when former members of the Intrepid network helped to establish the state of Israel. Just prior to the Six Day War in 1967, Stevenson knew that fighting was about to break out. Shortly after that war he wrote the Bantam book: Strike Zion. In 1970 with cooperation of the IAF, Stevenson wrote Zanek!: A Chronicle of the Israeli Air Force. Now, after two intensive weeks of journalistic investigation in Israel, Bill Stevenson has written the first complete, inside story of the rescue mission in Uganda: 90 Minutes at Entebbe.. First Edition 3rd Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.