The Hunt for the Engineer: How Israeli Agents Tracked the Hamas Master Bomber

by Samuel M. Katz

Book Overview

Yehiya Ayyash, the Palestinian bomb builder known to the world simply as "The Engineer," killed 130 Israelis and wounded nearly 500 during a twenty-four-month campaign of terror. On April 6, 1994,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1585747491
• ISBN13: 9781585747498
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A True Life Thriller

Ever since 9/11, hundreds of armchair terrorism experts have taken up the pen. But Katz has been living in this world and writing about it for decades, and The Hunt for the Engineer is probably the only true life thriller I've ever read on the subject. Katz takes us right down into the drainpipe of homicide-bomber mentality and tells the real story of what it takes to thwart and defeat the twisted minds and fingers of the master terrorists. If you're looking for a primer on what truly has been going on in the Middle East, this is it.

There for the grace of God go us....

This is an important book as to how the evil of terrorism has struck a democratic ally of the United States. Beyond the fact that this is a beautifully written book, with a story of revenge and deterence told with brilliant color and rich characters, this is a story of what our law enforcement and military forces we may soon be forced to contend with in a nation now at war against a terrorist underground.This is an important book. Buy it!

Hated to Finish It !

This is one of the very few books I've EVER read that I actually hated to finish. It is that good.

The Hunt for the Engineer is Breathtaking!

This latest book by Samuel M. Katz is the culmination in a body of superb work on military and intelligence matters. His recounting of the most bloody events in recent Middle East history is not only informative, but paints a vivid picture in depth of the heroes and villains, often interchangeable, who danced a macabre tango of death during the hunt for one of the world's most determined and lethal terrorists. Given Katz' other books, such as The Elite and Soldier Spies, I fully expected a biased vew on the subject. But Katz has deftly probed the psyches of Israeli intelligence agents as well as those of the Islamic bombers determined to scuttle any Middle East peace, which ultimately leads the reader to sway between the hunters and the hunted. Like the very best of thriller fiction, this book is a breathtaking page-turner!

A Page-Turning Visit to the Hell of Counter-Terrorism

In a book that could pass for a Le Carre spy novel, we are introduced to a world of fanatic terrorists, exhausted and overworked counter-intelligence operatives and cops, and a back-drop to the violence and chaos we see on CNN. When I bought this book at the suggestion of a friend who is a cop, I thought that this book would be an interesting movie-of-the-week type story of a bad guy and those who chased him to exact justice. I was, however, most pleasantly surprised. This is a very balanced and beautifully written travel guide through the hell of counter-terrorism that makes the reader feel like he is on the front lines, lining up on a ridge on a darkened night, ready to storm a terrorist safe house. Buy this book!