A Completely Misleading Title: After reading 65% of this book, I put it down because it was not the book that the title had led me to expect, nor was it a book that I wanted to read. It is a multi-generational history of a particular family and their involvement in Palestinian terrorism. Munich is NOT the central focus of this book.
Fascinating history.: This is an interesting and well written history of the Salameh family and the Black September terrorist group; however, the focus is not strictly on the 1972 Olympic murders as the title would lead one to believe. After having finished the book, I have a much better understanding of the hostilities between the Palestinians and the Israelis, and the tragedy of the Israeli Olympians is only one of many. It also makes me believe even more that the United States' "war on terror" is not a war in the traditional sense, but a way of life for generations once the terrorists choose a target.
Fantastic Book!!!: I cannot disagree strongly enough with the negative reviews of this book. I just completed it and I could not put it down. It is excellent and fills in many areas I had no knowledge of. I highly, highly recommend this book.
very similar: like other books on the munich massacre this is strikingly similar to those. it was disappointing when i ordered this book with another on the even for an international relations research paper only to find that the books were almost duplicates with minor variations. if you have one book on the massacre then you have them all
Fast paced and interesting explanation of the events: This is a well written and fast paced version of events surrounding Black September and the Munich Olympic Massacre and the aftermath. Well worth a read.
| Author: | Michael Bar Bar-Zohar | | Author: | Eitan Haber | | Binding: | Paperback | | Dewey Decimal Number: | 322.42092 | | EAN: | 9781592289455 | | ISBN: | 1592289452 | | Number Of Pages: | 256 | | Publication Date: | 2005-12-01 |
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