Publication: Air Power History
Publication Date: 22-SEP-03
Format: Online - approximately 494 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Author: Lefebvre, Stephane
Article Excerpt
By J. Paul de B. Taillon. Westport, Ct. and London: Praeger, 2002. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Pp. x, 233. $64.95 ISBN: 0-275-97468-5
This book is a rare study of government responses to hijackings and hostage-takings. It is based upon three carefully narrated case studies: the successful rescue operations conducted at Entebbe (1976) and Mogadishu (1977), and the failed rescue attempt at Malta (1985). In looking comparatively at these cases, the author's intent is to determine the...
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