- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Faber and Faber (17 April 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 057120273X
- ISBN-13: 978-0571202737
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.6 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 346,004 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In the early hours of 5 September 1972 the perimeter fence surrounding the Olympic Village in Munich was scaled by members of the ultra-violent Palestinian terrorist faction Black September. Their target was the temporary home of the Israeli Olympic team. Within 24 hours eleven Israelis, five terrorists, and a German policeman were dead.
Based largely on exhaustive investigation for the Oscar-winning documentary, One Day in September is the definitive account of the tragedy. Simon Reeve has gathered extraordinary information from a number of sources, including recently released Stasi files and interviews with key figures, including the families of the hostages, politicians, policemen, advisors, fellow athletes, media figures and even the lone surviving member of the group that carried out the attack. Reeve's control over his material is admirable. He vividly paints images of the individuals involved, humanising a narrative that cracks and buzzes with the compact tension of those 24 hours. At the same time, he provides the background to the attack, filling in vital historical context from the distant and recent past, such as the Arab-Jewish dispute which produced this and other terrorist actions and their responses. He conveys the public horror of Jews being incarcerated on German soil which lead the German authorities to make crucial judgements with tragic results. Fatal errors were made which can only be fully understood through the underlying dynamics of not only of Middle East history, but also post-war European politics, individual and institutional arrogance, inexperience, and political pressure-including from the International Olympic Committee. Reeve follows up the events of that day by exposing the full extent of the Israeli revenge mission, which over the next 20 years hunted down and killed those responsible for the attack. He has not only written a compelling book, but provided a considerable service in allowing readers to understand the forces of hatred and history which conspired towards inevitable, but no less tragic human consequences.
Those who were a part of the huge live media audience who watched helplessly as events unfolded will undoubtedly experience again the sense of dread at recalling those traumatised shackled figures led out from the Olympic Village to their fate on a German airfield. Those who make the mistake of thinking the dark days of international terrorism are history will read One Day in September and remember that those underlying tensions still cast shadows over our present and future. --Fiona Buckland
The New Yorker
"Highly skilled and detailed...it’s a page-turner"
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Excellent, putting both sides of the story,
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This review is from: One Day in September: The Story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre (Paperback)
I was only 7 when the massacre of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics occured in 1972 so have no recollection of the events of that time. Simon Reeve's excellent book not only describes in detail the events of what was actually less than a 24-hour period of time, but also puts the events into context (only half the book is taken with a description of the events). He does this so well that, even though you cannot possibly condone the actions taken by the Palestinians, you do gain an insight into their motives. What actually transpires is not only the story of a terrorist attack, but a tale of German ineptitude and Israeli revenge. That this should have happened on German soil (1972 is closer to the end of the Holocaust than we are to 1972) makes the events described even more thought-provoking. This is an excellent book which was obviously thoroughly researched and is totally recommended.
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This review is from: One Day in September: The Story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre (Paperback)
One Day in September Book was received in a timely fashion and was in the condition advertised. Would do business with this seller again.
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