Saul David is a military historian and broadcaster. He is the author of The Indian Mutiny, which was shortlisted for the Duke of Westminster's Medal for Military Literature, Military Blunders, Zulu: the Heroism and Tragedy of the Zulu War of 1879 (a Waterstone's Military History Book of the Year), Victoria's Wars, and Operation Thunderbolt: Flight 139 and the Raid on Entebbe Airport, the Most Audacious Hostage Rescue Mission in History, an Amazon History Book of the Year. He lives outside of Bath, England, where he is a professor of military history at the University of Buckingham.
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"[The story] has been told many times on page and screen. But never
better than British historian Saul David does in this meticulously
researched, vivid account. He has a knack for making the reader
feel he is right there."
--Martin Rubin, Washington Times
"An excellent account of the planning and execution of a successful
high-risk operation."--Publisher's Weekly
"David paces the narrative effectively, cutting back and forth
among Entebbe, Tel Aviv, and Israeli military establishments with
occasional looks at events in other world capitals. With high
tension and as many plot twists as any fictional thriller, this
book is hard to put down."--Kirkus (starred review)
"David, author of numerous military histories such as Churchill's
Sacrifice of the Highland Division, provides a minute-by-minute
account of the entire event, focusing on the political maneuvering
and the purely military operation, in excruciating detail... A
definitive history of the Entebbe operation, likely to be popular
among readers of military and terrorism works."--Library
Journal
"He brings thrilling detail to one of the most dramatic rescue
missions in recent history--and highlights the key roles played by
Israeli leaders Ehud Barak, Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin." --Jane
Ciabattari, BBC.com
"In 1976, Palestinian Arabs from a splinter group of the Popular
Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and German far
leftists from the Revolutionare Zellen hijacked an Air France
Airbus with nearly 250 passengers on a flight from Athens to
Paris... At the time this remarkable ation enthralled people the
world over and the military historian, Saul David, now tells the
story once more in a well-researched and highly readable
account."
--Times Literary Supplement
"Saul David has nimbly woven a breathless romp across Europe, the
Middle East and Africa...a suspenseful read. 3.5 stars out of
4."
--USA Today
"Thrilling....Dozens of books and movies have tried to capture the
menace and the romance of the operation....In Operation
Thunderbolt, British historian Saul David relies on extensive
interviews with the captors, kidnapped and rescuers to retell the
story in a tick-tock trek from Tel Aviv bunkers to the airport in
Entebbe. The effect is heart-racing."
--Jordan Handler Hirsch, Wall Street Journal
"What will most likely be the definitive work on the subject....
This is the achievement of a masterly, first-rate historian."
--Alan Furst, New York Times Book Review
This gripping tale has already been told in numerous books, feature
films and documentaries...But David's version, which cuts back and
forth between the key players and reads like a film script, should
prove definitive."
--The Boston Globe
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