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Vengeance:The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team

内容简介

Vengeanceisatruestorythatreadslikeanovel.ItistheaccountoffiveordinaryIsraelis,selectedtovanishinto"thecold"ofespionagesecrecy--theirmissiontohuntdownandkillthePLOterroristsresponsibleforthemassacreofelevenIsraeliathletesattheMunichOlympicsin1972.

Thisistheaccountofthatsecretmission,asrelatedbytheleaderofthegroup--thefirstMossadagenttocomeoutof"deepcover"andtellthestoryofaheroicendeavorthatwasshroudedinsilenceandspeculationforyears.Herevealsthelonganddangerousoperationwhosesuccesswasboughtataterriblecosttotheidealisticvolunteeragentsthemselves.

"Avner"wastheleaderofthatteam,handpickedbyGoldaMeirtoavengethemonstrouscrimeofMunich.Heandhisyoungcompanions,cutofffromanydirectcontactwithIsrael,setoutsystematicallytofindandkillthecentralfiguresofthePLO'sMunichoperation,trackingthemdownwherevertheylived.

Themechanics,thehorror,theday-by-daysuspenseofwhattheydidsurpassbyfaranythingJohnleCarréorRobertLudlumcouldimagine,astheythemselvesweretrackedinturn(andsomekilled)byPLOassassins,changingidentitiesconstantly,movingfromcountrytocountry,devotingtheiryounglivestothebrutaltaskofvengeance.

Vengeanceisaprofoundlyhumandocument,areal-lifeespionageclassicthatplungesthereaderintotheshadowworldofterrorismandpoliticalmurder.Butitgoesfarbeyondthat,toexplorefirsthandthefeelingsofdisgustanddoubtthatgraduallycametotormenteachmemberoftheIsraeliteam,andthatintheendinexorablychangedtheirviewofthemission--andthemselves.

Vengeanceopensawindowontoasecretworld,abookthatatthesametimeinspiresandhorrifies.Foritssubjectisanactofrevengethatgoestotheveryheartoftheancientbiblicalquestionsofgoodandevil.,

作者简介

GeorgeJonaswasborninBudapest,Hungary,in1935.FollowingtheHungarianuprisingof1956,heemigratedtoCanada.Inadditiontofourteenbooks,threeofwhichhavebecomenationalandinternationalbestsellers,JonashaswrittenforTheWallStreetJournal,TheChicagoSun-Times,andotherpublications.In1978,hewontheEdgarAllanPoeAwardforBestTrueCrime.,

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