Vengeance is a true story that reads like a novel. It is the account of five ordinary Israelis, selected to vanish into "the cold" of espionage secrecy -- their mission to hunt down and kill the PLO terrorists responsible for the massacre of eleven Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972. This is the account of that secret mission, as related by the leader of the group -- the first Mossad agent to come out of "deep cover" and tell the story of a heroic endeavor that was shrouded in silence and speculation for years. He reveals the long and dangerous operation whose success was bought at a terrible cost to the idealistic volunteer agents themselves. "Avner" was the leader of that team, handpicked by Golda Meir to avenge the monstrous crime of Munich. He and his young companions, cut off from any direct contact with Israel, set out systematically to find and kill the central figures of the PLO's Munich operation, tracking them down wherever they lived. The mechanics, the horror, the day-by-day suspense of what they did surpass by far anything John le Carré or Robert Ludlum could imagine, as they themselves were tracked in turn (and some killed) by PLO assassins, changing identities constantly, moving from country to country, devoting their young lives to the brutal task of vengeance. Vengeance is a profoundly human document, a real-life espionage classic that plunges the reader into the shadow world of terrorism and political murder. But it goes far beyond that, to explore firsthand the feelings of disgust and doubt that gradually came to torment each member of the Israeli team, and that in the end inexorably changed their view of the mission -- and themselves. Vengeance opens a window onto a secret world, a book that at the same time inspires and horrifies. For its subject is an act of revenge that goes to the very heart of the ancient biblical questions of good and evil.

Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team 以色列摩萨德特工亲自讲述的真实经历，挑战西方文明的20世纪大案纪实 《纽约时报》畅销榜年榜第2位，《卫报》《Kirkus书评》等权威媒体郑重推荐 史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格导演、第78届奥斯卡热门影片《慕尼黑》原著作品 文明世界的良心对野蛮世界的恐怖展开了秘密的复仇 —————————— 1972年，慕尼黑奥运会。在提倡相互理解、友谊长久、团结一致的国际性体育盛会上，在世界各国热情观众的注视下，11名无辜的以色列奥运代表队成员被巴勒斯坦恐怖组织“黑色九月”残忍杀害。这一轰动全球的悲剧性事件史称——“慕尼黑惨案”。 惨案发生后，以色列举国上下都沉浸在巨大的悲痛和愤怒之中。暗地里，时任以色列女总理果尔达·梅厄下定决心，一定要让制造惨案的恐怖组织“黑色九月”付出代价。为此，以色列情报机关“摩萨德”提供了一份罗列出11名恐怖分子头目的暗杀名单。就这样，一次历时多年、花费巨大、足迹遍布欧洲的秘密复仇行动在无声中开始，最后又在无声中结束。后来，当媒体逐一披露出这些秘密暗杀事件时，为方便报道，将其统称为——天谴行动。 5个普通以色列人被“摩萨德”选中，组建行动小组，肩负起了消灭巴勒斯坦恐怖分子头目的任务，誓要为1972年慕尼黑奥运会时死在恐怖分子手上的11名以色列人报仇。阿夫纳（化名），是当年那个5人行动小组的组长，如今已离开“摩萨德”的他和妻子女儿在美国生活。 本书是作者乔治·乔纳斯根据阿夫纳的亲自口述编写完成，真实记录了复仇行动中鲜为人知的细节。其中一些相关人士的名字均采用化名，以免曝光其身份。 —————————— 这本书充满了令人信服的细节。 ——《纽约时报》 在恐怖主义和反恐怖主义之间架起的罕见视角……几乎可以让所有读者对情报工作的阴暗面感兴趣。 ——《Kirkus书评》 我们所处时代的真实故事。 ——《星期日邮报》 引人入胜！ ——《卫报》