Updates

Robert Low gave the thumbs up to Saul’s new book Operation Thunderbolt in a review in the Jewish Chronicle. He wrote: ‘Saul David’s gripping new account…will introduce a new generation to an extraordinary story… The climax of the rescue is brilliantly told; nearly 40 years on, you still heave a sigh of relief when the last Hercules lifts off from the Entebbe runway and lumbers off into the night and a new dawn for the hostages.’ Click here for full text

There was a fabulous 5 star review of Saul’s new book Operation Thunderbolt in yesterday’s Sunday Telegraph. Keith Lowe wrote: ‘A brilliant, breathless account that reads like the plot of an action movie, switching between events in different parts of the world as the drama unfolds… David’s book is a good reminder that our own War on Terror has deep roots.’ Click here to read the full review

Today Saul and ex-hostage Olivier Cojot-Goldberg appeared on BBC Breakfast to talk to hosts Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty about Saul’s new book Operation Thunderbolt.

Saul will appear on BBC1’s Breakfast show on Thursday 25th June to talk about his new book Operation Thunderbolt: Flight 139 and the Raid on Entebbe Airport. Also appearing will be Olivier Cojot-Goldberg who was 12-years-old when he and his father were taken hostage with 256 other passengers.

Saul’s next TV appearance is in the new three part series ‘Armada: 12 Days to Save England’, the first episode of which will air on BBC2 at 9pm this Sunday 24 May . He will also appear in parts 2 and 3, shown on 31 May and 7 June at the same time.

Saul’s next TV appearance is in the BBC2 documentary ‘Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked’ which will be shown on Sunday 10th May at 9 p.m.

The UK jacket for Saul’s new book Operation Thunderbolt – published by Hodder on 2 July 2015 – has just been released.

Saul’s article on the WW1 options in the AQA’s new A-Level syllabus has gone live. Click here to read