Vengeance (book)

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Vengeance is a 1984 non-fiction book by George Jonas that recounts the story of an Israeli Mossad team tasked with tracking down those responsible for the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre.

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instanceOf book
non-fiction book
adaptationType feature film
television film
adaptationYear 1986
2005
adaptedAs Munich (film) NERFINISHED
Sword of Gideon NERFINISHED
adaptedByDirector Michael Anderson NERFINISHED
Steven Spielberg NERFINISHED
author George Jonas NERFINISHED
basedOn accounts of a former Mossad operative
controversy disputed accuracy of Mossad operative’s account
countryOfOrigin Canada
eventDescribed 1972 Munich Olympics massacre NERFINISHED
focusesOn Israeli covert operations in Europe
assassination of Black September members
genre historical non-fiction
true crime
hasISBN 978-0-88619-086-6
hasTheme morality of revenge
psychological toll of assassination
state-sponsored violence
mainCharacter Avner (pseudonymous Mossad team leader) NERFINISHED
mediaType print
notableFor controversial portrayal of Mossad operations
detailed narrative of Israeli retaliation after Munich
originalLanguage English
placeOfEvents Europe NERFINISHED
Middle East NERFINISHED
portraysOrganization Black September NERFINISHED
PLO NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1984
publisher Lester & Orpen Dennys NERFINISHED
settingPeriod post-1972
subject Israeli intelligence operations
Mossad NERFINISHED
Munich massacre NERFINISHED
Operation Wrath of God NERFINISHED
counter-terrorism
timeSpanOfEventsDescribed early 1970s
mid-1970s

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film "Munich" (2005) basedOn Vengeance (book)
subject surface form: Munich (2005 film)