Massacre in Munich: How Terrorists Changed the Olympics and the World
An attack at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games would produce one of the defining images of international terrorism. The chilling photo of a hooded man peering from a balcony in the Olympic Village would be viewed worldwide as a horrific symbol of global terrorism. The man wearing a mask with cutout slits for his eyes was a member of the Palestinian terrorist group Black September. He and his fellow terrorists had seized 11 members of the Israeli Olympic delegation and were holding them hostage. They would kill them all as the tragedy unfolded. What had been dubbed the “happy Olympics” would be forever remembered as the Munich massacre. The Olympics would never the same.
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Massacre in Munich: How Terrorists Changed the Olympics and the World
An attack at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games would produce one of the defining images of international terrorism. The chilling photo of a hooded man peering from a balcony in the Olympic Village would be viewed worldwide as a horrific symbol of global terrorism. The man wearing a mask with cutout slits for his eyes was a member of the Palestinian terrorist group Black September. He and his fellow terrorists had seized 11 members of the Israeli Olympic delegation and were holding them hostage. They would kill them all as the tragedy unfolded. What had been dubbed the “happy Olympics” would be forever remembered as the Munich massacre. The Olympics would never the same.
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Massacre in Munich: How Terrorists Changed the Olympics and the World

Massacre in Munich: How Terrorists Changed the Olympics and the World

by Don Nardo
Massacre in Munich: How Terrorists Changed the Olympics and the World

Massacre in Munich: How Terrorists Changed the Olympics and the World

by Don Nardo

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Overview

An attack at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games would produce one of the defining images of international terrorism. The chilling photo of a hooded man peering from a balcony in the Olympic Village would be viewed worldwide as a horrific symbol of global terrorism. The man wearing a mask with cutout slits for his eyes was a member of the Palestinian terrorist group Black September. He and his fellow terrorists had seized 11 members of the Israeli Olympic delegation and were holding them hostage. They would kill them all as the tragedy unfolded. What had been dubbed the “happy Olympics” would be forever remembered as the Munich massacre. The Olympics would never the same.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780756552961
Publisher: Capstone
Publication date: 01/01/2016
Series: Captured History Sports Series
Pages: 64
Product dimensions: 8.40(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.70(d)
Lexile: 1050L (what's this?)
Age Range: 10 - 12 Years

About the Author

Noted historian and award-winning author Don Nardo has written many books for young people about American history. Nardo lives with his wife, Christine, in Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

Into the world's awareness — Making up for the past — The massacre — Innocence in sports ends.

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