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Massacre in Munich: The Manhunt for the Killers Behind the 1972 Olympics Massacre

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Beware: Do not buy this book if you already own "The Quest for the Red Prince: Israel's Relentless Manhunt for one of the World's Deadliest Terrorists"(2002). It is the SAME exact book and you don't realize it until you look at the table of contents page. You'll also notice that the name was changed to "Massacre in Munich" in late 2005,probably in reaction to the upcoming release of the Stephen Spielburg movie "Munich". To be frank, this book is not even about the Munich Olympics, they must have changed the name of the book to cash in on the publicity of the movie. The book is actually about one of the terrorists who masterminded the olympics and his family, beginning with his own father's struggle during the British Mandate. Only one chapter deals exclusively with the Munich Olympics. Therefore, if you are wanting to read a book about the 1972 Olympics and Israel's response to it you would be better off reading "One Day in September".

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Massacre in Munich is one of the most fascinating books on the murder of the Israeli Olympians in 1972 & the following manhunt by the Mossad. Abner, the somewhat reluctant Mossad agent, gives a thrilling account of how the murderers were killed. To date, it is one of the most accurate accounts of the Mossad strinking back to protect Isreali citizens. One of he most interesting sections is the epiloge where Bar-Zohar discusses criticizms of his book. Also, the prologue by Abner is a good report of his reasons of joining the team. Basically, in the light of the fanatical Islamo-fascist terrorism today, Abner would do it all again. Finally, the attitude of the Mossad, how they treated & abused their agents is quite an eye opener.

This book is a must for it gives an overview of Israeli counterstrikes against PLO strikes in this war.This book covers the early years of Jewish/Arab conflict in Palestine before Israel,the emerging strike/counterstrike war of Israeli/Palestinian duel,and the inner conflicts affecting the PLO.This book gives a long-term perspective to the events of the Israeli/PLO war that will help people to see the events in "Munich" in the historical reality of Israel's existence.