Here is the story of a hero—Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Netanyahu, commander of the Entebbe Rescue Force, who gave his life leading Operation Thunderbolt to rescue the passengers of an Air France flight hijacked by international terrorists. On 4 July 1976, an Air France flight was hijacked, and 103 passengers, many of them Israeli citizens, were taken hostage at Entebbe, Uganda. The story of their rescue in Operation Thunderbolt has become legend, and Jonathan Netanyahu, who led the operation and was killed during its execution, became a modern-day hero.

This book is a collection of his personal letters, written over thirteen years—from his high school days in Philadelphia to the Entebbe raid. Through these deeply personal writings, “Yoni,” as he was known to his family, friends, and the Israeli nation, emerges as a devoted and thoughtful man, deeply dedicated to his country and the soldiers under his command.