Synopses & Reviews
Massacre in Munich describes in breathtaking detail the gripping drama of the events that led to the 1972 massacre of Israeli athletes during the Munich Olympics, as well as the ruthless duel between Israel's secret intelligence service, the Mossad, and the leaders of Black September, the terrorist organization that perpetrated the massacre.
Unlike those pursuing Al Qaeda leaders today, the Israeli agents succeeded in unmasking and killing all of Black September's captains, who operated under sophisticated disguises in Europe and the Middle East. The quest took the Mossad to Paris, Rome, Madrid, Athens, Cyprus, and Lebanon. One of the commandos, Ehud Barak, would become Israel's future Prime Minister. Black September fought back, gunning down Israeli agents in Brussels and Madrid. The bloody duel ended when Black September's leader, Ali Hassan Salameh, nicknamed "the Red Prince," died in a car explosion in Beirut, where he had been tracked down by a mysterious Englishwoman, Erica Mary Chambers, who turned out to be a Mossad agent.
Massacre in Munich does more than catalog Black September's awful crimes and Israel's earch for a way to end its bloody reign. It tells the true story behind one of the central conflicts of our time - Palestinian-Israeli struggle.
About the Author
DR. MICHAEL BAR-ZOHAR is the biographer of David Ben-Gurion and Shimon Peres, and the author of several books about the Israeli secret services. He is a former member of the Knesset, and an adjunct professor at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
EITAN HABER, a former military reporter and commentator, was Chief of Staff of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin until his assassination. He wrote several best-selling books on espionage and covert operations, and is today one of the main contributors to Yedioth Aharonoth, Israel's leading daily newspaper.