Stevenson, William — 90 Minutes at Entebbe

Corgi Books, London, 1976. First Edition, Softcover, Illustrated by: Photographic. Good Condition. 9780552102193 introduction by author, A Personal Note, United Nations Security Council Debate and transcript of three telephone conversations between Colonel Baruch Bar-Lev and President Idi Amin. Between pages 88 and 89 there are 16 pages of black-and-white photography. Photographic paperback binding with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. On Sunday, 4th July, 1976, a small band of Israeli commandos stormed the airfield at Entebbe, Uganda, and rescued 103 passengers from an Air France airplane that had been hijacked on its way to Israel and diverted to the African state. The then president of Uganda, Idi Amin, then bargained for the passengers lives. Israel sent a elite squad of commandos to Entebbe, and, 90 minutes after arriving the commandos and the hostages were gone. This book tells of the rescue, and its consequences. Rubbing of the book edges and panels. There is some erosion to the top left hand corner of the front panel with reading creases to the back strip. Light tanning of the text block edges and pages. Browning to the verso of the covers. First Australian edition. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 216 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1.