Den 13. terrorist

by David B. Tinnin, Dag Christensen (Contributer)

Sept. 1976 Little Brown Company hardcover, David B. Tinnin (Just About Everybody vs. Howard Hughes: The Inside Story of The TWA-Howard Huges Trial).
The in-side stories and secrets of an Israeli Anti-terrorist squad

Genres: Israel, Nonfiction, History

263 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1976

Reviews

[Uri · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a great journalistic effort that details how an israeli Mossad team carried a series of assasinations in Europe in 1973 against the Black September terrorists that participated and masterminded the attack that killed 11 israeli athletes during the 1972 Olympic games in Munich, Germany.

Although some experts on the subject say that it contains some factual errors this is understandable if we take into account that the book was first published in 1976, just three years after the events took place. Despite the errors and due to its prompt publication the book served as reference for other authors that published more recent works.

This book does not tell the whole story just by itself because when Israel carried out the operation against the members of Black September in 1973 the Mossad had commissioned numerous teams with different methods of operation. However, this is a good tool to get an idea on how the Mossad operated and still operates undercover in Europe. But remeber, this is just the tip of the iceberg.

[Natan · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars for a very interesting spy thriller. The problem with this genre is that you can never be sure where the facts end and he fiction begins. I'm sure that the author doesn't just come up with a story in his imagination and then claim it to be true, but some of the smaller details he mentions could be his own add-ons. Also, whenever parts of a story are based on one person's account only, you can never be sure of how true it is. This is obviously even more true in the field of spying and espionage.
The author's main failure is falling in the Palestinian propaganda trap of comparing the Holocaust to the Arab countries insistence on keeping Palestinians in refugee camps for three generations, which he does when attempting to explain the Munich massacre.
For those who are interested, following the publication of the book, Israel did manage to kill Ali Hassan Salameh.

[Grey · Rating 2 out of 5]

A very well-researched and detailed account of the Israeli "hit team" that assassinated 12 of the 13 Munich Olympics terrorists, and the botched attempt on number 13. Like most books of this type, however, it was hard to read: a point-by-point account of each day, action and actor. Good piece of history, though.

[Jørgen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great and captive book, with many good stories on how the intelligence world works and very detailed black ops stories. some parts are flown easy above, where others are more detailed. The book gives both good tactical and political backgrounds and aspects and makes the reader wanting to continue as the story evolves.

A great book that I surely can recommend!

[Yochi · Rating 3 out of 5]

A great spy novel about the Mossad's operation to kill the planner of the Munich Olympic attacks of 1972. I love a good spy novel, it's even better when it's true.

[Carlos · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excelent history...

[Heikki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Vähän tylsänpuoleinen mutta se se että tapahtumat olivat tosia teki kirjasta mielenkiintoisen.

[Lori · Rating 3 out of 5]

Account of Israel’s retaliation for the Murder of their Olympians at the Munich Olympics.