Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team
by George Jonas
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Author: George JonasEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-11-29
ISBN: 0743291646
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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Book Review: An Incredible Thrill-Ride
Summary: 5 Stars
While the credibility of the sources behind the book remains in question 25 years after its original publication, Vengeance remains a thrilling narrative that addresses one of the great conspiracies of the late 20th century. "Avner" and his team are recruited by Israel's Mossad to avenge the deaths of the athletes who were massacred at the Munich Olympics. They are given a list of targets and an unlimited source of funds to track down and kill members of the PLO and to send a message to other terrorists that Israel (though not condoning or admitting responsibility for the assassinations) will not sit quietly and let their countrymen be slaughtered.
One of the aspects I found most intriguing was Avner's training as a Mossad agent prior to his covert mission. The few chapters that cover the skills he acquires to become a stellar agent (weaponry, observation, memorization) were like something out of James Bond training school. But it was the overall suspense of the mission that grabbed me and had me sitting on the edge of my seat while Avner's team honed in on their objectives and even found themselves to be targets. Of course there were the moral implications of such an operation (eye for an eye). While killing a handful of international terrorists won't stop terrorism, will it slow it down by any degree?
When the mission suddenly draws to a close and control slips out of Avner's hands, there is an uncertainty as to who the victims really are. It is hard to fathom the lengths a fledgling nation would go to uphold justice and to defend its need for autonomy in the face of hatred even if it means abandoning their own.
Overall, though, it was a great book, reading like an action-packed novel if you take it at face value and put a limited trust in Jonas's sources. Avner's eye for detail and recollections to Jonas are remarkable and the writing is straightforward and exciting.
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