The Blood of Israel: The Massacre of the Israeli Athletes: The Olympics, 1972
New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1975. First English Language Edition, first printing [stated]. Hardcover. xi, 464 p. Maps. Cast of Characters. This book tells one of the most epic and tragic stories of our time. With enormous attention to detail, recounting events hour-by-hour, minute-by-minute, it describes the "twenty bloody hours" of September 5th and 6th, 1972, when eight Black September terrorists held eleven Israeli athletes hostage in the Olympic Village in Munich...Once the world looked on these events with fascination and horror. Now, in 'The Blood of Israel', the world can consider what it saw and can try to understand. Condition: Good in good dust jacket. Price clipped. DJ has some wear, soiling, edge tears and chips.
Keywords: Terrorism, Olympics, Black September, Furstenfeldbruck, Shmuel Lalkin, Willy Brandt, Leni Riefenstahl, Walter Scheel, Palestinian, Fedayeen, Connollystrasse, Hostages, Rescue Attempts
ISBN: 9780688029104
[Book #64483]
Price: $45.00