Yoni’s Last Battle is a gripping account of the famous operation in Entebbe, Uganda in July 4, 1976. While America celebrated it’s 200th anniversary of independence, thirty of Israel’s elite commandos flew 2,000 miles to Entebbe, Uganda, under the cover of darkness, in a desperate attempt to rescue 105 Jewish and Israeli passengers hijacked by terrorists on an Air France flight. Lt. Col. Yonatan Netanyahu, a courageous and celebrated soldier, led the daring operation. Virtually the entire group of hostages was liberated and returned safely to Israel, but Yoni was killed in the operation that was described by the New York Times as having “no precedent in military history.” Dr. Iddo Netanyahu, Yoni’s youngest brother, and also brother to former Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin (Bibi) Netanyahu reconstructs events to portray a minute-to-minute chronicle of one of the earliest and most spectacular victories in the modern war against terrorism. Based on interviews with almost every member of the operation, this is a fascinating, first-hand account of the intense 48-hour period of planning, preparation and near-perfect execution in extremely difficult circumstances. Yoni’s Last Battle is also an intriguing portrayal of Yoni, who at the age of 30 was a brilliant and heroic commander.
Nonfiction
Yoni’s Last Battle: The Rescue at Entebbe, 1976
- From the Publisher
May 13, 2013
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