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Welcome to The Georgia Politics Podcast! In this episode of the Georgia Politics Podcast's 1976 series, we examine how Israeli commandos planned and executed the nearly 2,500-mile Entebbe mission that freed more than 100 hostages from terrorists at Uganda's Entebbe Airport—and how the operation reshaped military strategy and counterterrorism around the world.
We are joined by retired U.S. Army Colonel and U.S. Navy War College associate professor Joseph J. McGraw, to help us break down the tactical brilliance, intelligence gathering, political risks and lasting military lessons of Operation Entebbe. We explore why the mission continues to be studied by military leaders five decades later and what it reveals about leadership, decision-making under pressure and the evolution of special operations forces.
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