"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

Award-winning journalist Aaron J. Klein tells, for the first time, the complete story of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre and the Israeli counterterrorism operation it spawned. With unprecedented access to Mossad agents and an unparalleled knowledge of Israeli intelligence, Klein peels back the layers of myth and misinformation that have permeated previous books, films, and magazine articles about the "shadow war" against Black September and other related terrorist groups. In this riveting account, long-held secrets are finally revealed, including who was killed and who was not, how it was done, which targets were hit and which were missed. In the end, Klein shows that the Israeli response to Munich was not simply about revenge, as is popularly believed. By illuminating the tactical and strategic purposes of the Israeli operation, Striking Back allows us to draw profoundly relevant lessons from one of the most important counterterrorism campaians in historv.

1 TWENTY YEARS LATER

2 AYEAR OFTERROR

3 NO WARNING BELLS

4 THE GAMES OF PEACE AND JOY

5 THE MISSION UNFOLDS

6 SEIZING THE ATHLETES

7 CAPTURED

8 BUNGLED NEGOTIATIONS

9 GOLDA BLANCHES

10 IN THE HOSTAGES' ROOM

11 DESTINATION: CAIRO

12 THE CATASTROPHE

13 IT'S ALL OVER

14 NO ACCOUNTABILITY

15 TOUGH DECISIONS

16 GOLDAGOES FOR REVENGE

17 THE PLAN TAKES SHAPE

18 SHADOW WARS