One Day in September : The Full Story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and the Israeli Revenge Operation Wrath of God

by Reeve, Simon

• ISBN13: 9781559706032
• ISBN10: 1559706031
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-09-06
• Publisher: Arcade Pub

Summary

The definitive account of the kidnapping of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympic Games, told in gripping, often minute-by-minute, detail. A companion book to the Oscar-winning film.

Author Biography

Simon Reeve is a journalist and writer. He worked for five years for the London Sunday Times before leaving to cowrite The Millennium Bomb. He has written investigative feature articles for publications ranging from Time to Esquire

Table of Contents

Illustrations	vii
Introduction	ix
The Takeover	1	(19)
Black September	20	(28)
Negotiations	48	(22)
Operation Sunshine	70	(23)
The Deception	93	(12)
Furstenfeldbruck	105	(20)
Champagne Celebrations	125	(17)
The Mourning Begins	142	(18)
Operation Wrath of God	160	(15)
Operation Spring of Youth	175	(21)
The Red Prince	196	(22)
The Cover-up	218	(21)
The Survivors	239	(16)
Notes	255	(38)
Acknowledgments	293	(4)
Bibliography	297