{"product_id":"watching-the-jackals-daniela-richterova-9781647125134","title":"Watching the Jackals: Prague's Covert Liaisons with Cold War Terrorists and Revolutionaries","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe untold history of Czechoslovakia's complex relations with Middle Eastern terrorists and revolutionaries during the closing decades of the Cold War\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1970s and 1980s, Prague became a favorite destination for the world's most prominent terrorists and revolutionaries. They arrived here to seek refuge, enjoy recreation, or hold secret meetings aimed at securing training, arms, and other forms of support. While some were welcome with open arms, others were closely watched and were eventually ousted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWatching the Jackals\u003c\/i\u003e is the untold history of Czechoslovakia's complex relations with Middle Eastern terrorists and revolutionaries during the closing decades of the Cold War. Based on recently declassified intelligence files, Richterova unveils the story of Prague's engagement with various factions of the Palestine Liberation Organization, along with some of the era's most infamous terrorists, including Carlos the Jackal, the Munich Olympics massacre commander Abu Daoud, and the Abu Nidal Organization. In this gripping account, Richterova explains why \"Cold War Jackals\" gravitated toward Prague and how the country's leaders reacted to their visits, and she uncovers the role Czechoslovakia's security and intelligence apparatus - the StB (St?tn? bezpečnost) played in these, at times, dangerous liaisons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on interviews and remarkably detailed records from the former Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic), Richterova offers readers interested in the intelligence world a fascinating account of how states use their spies to pursue covert policies with violent nonstate actors. The book also introduces new evidence and nuances into old debates about whether the Communist Bloc supported terrorism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniela Richterova\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1647125138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647125134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgetown University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Daniela Richterova","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46571409604863,"sku":"9781647125134","price":119.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4c21de36-3e40-4c47-9d80-1d7a49f63337.jpg?v=1738808154","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/watching-the-jackals-daniela-richterova-9781647125134","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}