This is the true story of the avenging of the murder of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics in Germany by Mossad agents. It was made into an excellent movie called Munich.
Jonas is a very good writer, and tells the story as told to him by the team leader, "Avner". The affect on the personal lives of the agents is woven into the story of precision planning of each assassination. As intelligent people, they constantly reasses not only the morality of their actions but the effectiveness of revenge.
Jonas also describes the events of terrorism in the 60s and 70s, the skyjackings, the bombings, the murders, by numerous groups around the world. He says that they were all financed by the Soviets in order to confuse and destroy the confidence of the US. He also describes in detail the Le Group, the criminal organization, that provided support services to all the terrorist, lead by a Frenchman called Papa, who was a maquis during the war. After the Israeli agents killed 9 of the 11 targets, the tide turned, and 3 of them were hunted down and killed before the operation was terminated. After that, "Avner" story becomes one of betrayal by the Mossad. The Soviet involvement is quite plausible but the existence of such an efficient organization as Le Group, is less believable.
The events of this book have been denied by all those knowlegeable about such things and by the Israeli government. Jonas dedicates a chapter detailing why he believes "Avner".
Other good books about the Holocaust, and the suffering and survival of the Jews:
Defiance *** by Mechama Tec
Sarah's Key **+ by Tatiana de Rosnay (fiction)
The People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks (fiction)
The Zookeeper's Wife *** by Diane Ackerman
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