Yoni: Hero of Entebbe [Hardcover]

Max Hastings (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1979

In 1976 when Idi Amin took an entire plane load of people prisoners, the world watched and waited, almost in despair, as Amin strutted about in front of the cameras and spouted racist hatred. On the morning of the 4th July, 1976 when the world woke to hear the news of the release of all but one of the passengers it was unbelievable! The Entebbe Raid was one of the most stunning Special Operations that not even Hollywood could top. Sadly, Yoni died but he had made a mark and in the process became one of Israel's most distinguished sons.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 244 pages
• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicholson; First American Edition edition (1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9652360015
• ISBN-13: 978-9652360014
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,061,903 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A story of true dedication and honour for one's country, August 1, 2001

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OB (England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yoni - Hero of Entebbe: Life of Yonathan Netanyahu (Hardcover)

This story is, of course, about Yoni Netanyahu who gave his all to Israel. The book is captivating as the author seems to guide the reader through Yoni's life. One sees the mental aspects to his personality, in particular his feelings of army life (to which he was 100% committed) and his aspirations to study at Harvard University (which he did, but in broken parts due to his commitments with the Israeil army). The book describes in detail the roles that Yoni had in the army throughout his career, including those during the Yom Kippur War and the 6 Day War, not to mention the fateful night in Entebbe. I recommend this book to people who want to learn about the history of Israel and about a remarkable man whose endurance and personality were, in my opinion, unrivalled in the 20th century.

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the book he wanted to publish, May 2, 2011

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SD99 (Cork) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yoni: Hero of Entebbe (Hardcover)

Max Hastings, the author of this, writes of this book in his memoir Going To The Wars. In the chapter entitled Yoni he describes how he was approached on behalf of the Israelis to write this book and did so happily, giving up his journalism to research it, having been assured of full co-operation from official sources. His book was then rejected by the family who did not approve of the picture he painted of the man and the government who did not like the picture he painted of the Israeli special forces and they refused to pay him. Facing bankruptcy and unable to publish on his own without their agreement he says he eventually had to compromise and this book is the result. For anyone particularly interested in the subject it would be worth reading that chapter for sense of the fuller picture the author wanted to convey.