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New film on operation entebbe likely to anger prime. Pdf download operation thunderbolt free ebooks pdf. With janet almog, michel bacos, ehud barak, moshe betser. Introduction operation entebbe was a counterterrorist hostagerescue mission carried out by commandos of the israel defense forces idf at entebbe airport in uganda on 4 july 1976. The story of the hijacking of air france flight af9 on 27 june 1976 from. Saul david is a military historian and broadcaster. Flight 9 and the raid on entebbe airport, the most audacious hostage rescue mission in history 4. Flight 9 and the raid on entebbe airport, the most audacious hostage rescue mission in history david saul the definitive account of one of the greatest special forces missions ever, the raid of entebbe, by acclaimed military historian saul david. To fly 4 huge planes over 2000 miles at night into the middle of africa. The story of the hijacking of air france flight af9 on 27 june 1976 from athens and the subsequent mission to rescue the hostages from the airport terminal at entebbe in uganda.
The definitive account of one of the greatest special forces missions ever, the raid of entebbe, by acclaimed military historian saul david. He was the captain of air france flight 9 when it was hijacked on 27 june 1976 by palestinian and german terrorists belonging to the popular front for the liberation of palestine. The plane was forced to divert to entebbe, in ugandaruled by the murderous despot idi amin, who had no interest in intervening. Mivtsa yonatan operation thunderbolt 1977 rotten tomatoes.
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