Entebbe Rescue

by Eitan Haber & Zeev Schiff Yeshayahu Ben-Porat, Eitan Haber, Zeev Schiff

This is the true story of an Air France airliner hijacked by Palestinian and German terrorists in 1976 and the daring rescue of 105 Israeli hostages taken to Uganda. The IDF in a matter of hours planned and then executed a near-perfect rescue thousands of miles from home, losing only 4 hostages and two soldiers. was . In a short time, they opened communications with the terrorists and plotted a raid to secure the hostage's release. This is an inspirational story of Rabin, Peres and Netanyahu and how they battled the dark forces of Amin and the PFLP terrorists. This is the only account "approved" by the Israeli government

Genres: Military Fiction, Politics, Israel, History

346 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1977

Reviews

[Ayelet · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the book even though the negotiations in the middle dragged out for a while. It was originally written in Hebrew and the English translation isn't the best. It is interesting that it was written at the time, so it isn't influenced by later perceptions. Even though I know the ending, I got tears in my eyes.

[Chris Schaffer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book but gets a little long on the back story/history of each figure - and there were many - who took part in the rescue mission.

[C.J. Ruby · Rating 2 out of 5]

A pretty bland read. Thought it would be better.