“This is a thriller, a page-turner, a probing look into the
inner workings of the assassination squads that Israel mobilized
after the Munich massacre.”
–David K. Shipler, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Arab and
Jew
“Gratitude is due to Mr. Klein for his painstaking . . . book, the
best one could possibly hope for.”
–Walter Lacquer, The Wall Street Journal
Award-winning journalist Aaron J. Klein tells, for the first
time, the complete story of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre and
the Israeli counterterrorism operation it spawned. With
unprecedented access to Mossad agents and an nparalleled knowledge
of Israeli intelligence, Klein peels back the layers of myth and
misinformation that have permeated previous books, films, and
magazine articles about the “shadow war” against Black September
and other related terrorist groups. In this riveting account,
long-held secrets are finally revealed, including who was killed
and who was not, how it was done, which targets were hit and which
were missed. In the end, Klein shows that the Israeli response to
Munich was not simply about revenge, as is popularly believed. By
illuminating the tactical and strategic purposes of the Israeli
operation, Striking Back allows us to draw profoundly relevant
lessons from one of the most important counterterrorism campaigns
in history.
“[Klein] makes it clear why [the Munich attacks were] a pivotal
event in the evolution of global terrorism.”
–Janet Maslin, The New York Times
“A drama-filled look at the murders and Israeli reprisals.”
–Billy Heller, New York Post “Required Reading”
“A real thriller that will unnerve as much as it
captivates.”
–Laurence Washington, Rocky Mountain News
關於作者:
Aaron J. Klein is Time magazine’s Military and Intelligence
Affairs correspondent in the Jerusalem Bureau. He was the recipient
of 2002 Henry Luce Award and has been a consultant for CNN. Klein
was the militarysecurity correspondent and analyst for Hadashot
and Al-Hamishmar, two of Israel’s leading national newspapers. He
is a contributor to Malam, the journal for former IDF Intelligence,
Mossad and Inernal Security Agency officers. He teaches at Hebrew
University and is a Captain in the IDF’s Intelligence.