Striking Back: The 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and Israel's Deadly Response (25 page)

Praise for
Striking Back

“Aaron Klein’s book is a gripping, real-life spy drama, a fascinating account of one of the opening battles in the current jihad.”

—Z
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, author of
Heroes and Hustlers, Hard Hats and Holy Men: Inside the New Israel

“Fast-paced . . . Klein’s book, through new revelations, gives his readers a much sharper look at the incident in Munich and the hunt for those guilty in the years that followed.”

—Framingham
MetroWest Daily News

“Sober, accurate and balanced . . . The telling details and Klein’s straightforward writing imbues
Striking Back
with all the suspense and intrigue of the best spy novel, shining light on the shadowy worlds of terrorism, covert operations and assassination.”

—
Contra Costa Times

“Skillfully shows how the media can play an independent hand in history . . . The way Klein describes the role of publicity is relevant in America as we debate intelligence gathering and privacy in our own war on terror.”

—
Creative Loafing Charlotte

2007 Random House Trade Paperback Edition

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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
Klein, Aaron J.

Striking back: the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and Israel’s deadly response / Aaron J. Klein.—1st ed.

                           p. cm.

1. Munaòòamat Aylål al-Aswad. 2. Terrorism—Germany—Munich. 3. Olympic Games (20th: 1972: Munich, Germany)
4. Athletes—Violence against—Germany—Munich.
5. Israelis—Violence against—Germany—Munich.
6. Revenge.
7. Terrorism—Prevention. 8. Israel. Mosad le-modi°'n òe-tafòidim meyuòadim. I. Title.

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