Entebbe: The Most Daring Raid of Israel s Special ForcesThe Israeli Forces operation at Entebbe was one of the most daring counter-terrorist assaults of all time. This book explores this important piece of history with lively narration and accessible illustrations and diagrams. Sidebars and maps round out the learning experience. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 4 |
Tuesday June 29 1976 | 17 |
Operation ThunderboltThe Plan | 30 |
Minutes at Entebbe | 46 |
GLOSSARY | 62 |
Common terms and phrases
aerial hijacking Air France Airbus Airlines Amin’s Amir Ofer Amitzur Kafri Amnon armed jeeps assault team attack Aviv Benny Peled Boeing BrigGen Dan Shomron C-130 Hercules casualties Chief of Staff control tower crew Dan Shomron Defense Minister Ehud Barak Entebbe Airport Fatah fire flying four Hercules aircraft hostages IDF Chief Idi Amin intelligence Israel Israeli Air Force Joshua Shani July Kampala Karnaf Kenya killed Kuti Adam Lake Victoria Land Rover landed at Entebbe Liberation of Palestine Lod Airport LtCol Ma’alot main runway MajGen Mercedes-Benz Michel Bacos MILITARY RUNWAY Minister Yitzhak Rabin Mossad Motta Gur Muki Betser Nairobi Ofira Old Terminal Operation Thunderbolt Palestinian paratroopers passengers PFLP PFLP-SOG pilot plane Prime Minister Yitzhak raid on Entebbe refueling released Sayeret Golani Sayeret Matkal Sayeret Tzanhanim Shimon Peres shot Special Forces terrorists troops Ugandan soldiers Unit vehicles Wadia Haddad weapons wounded Yitzhak Rabin Yonatan Yoni Netanyahu