How Is Munich Movie Useful

Munich is a 2005 historical dramatisation and thriller film in light of Operation Wrath of God. This operation was the Israeli government's counterattack against the individuals suspected of being involved in the 1972 Munich massacre in which 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team were killed. Some reviewers have criticized Munich for portraying the Israeli assassins as "terrorists". 'Munich' favors a discussion of counter-terrorism to a discussion of terrorism. The 20th century witnessed great changes in the use and practice of terrorism. Terrorism became the main focus for a number of political movements stretching from the extreme right to extreme left on the political spectrum. Due to the advance in technology, such as automatic weapons and remotely detonated explosives, it gave terrorists a new mobility and lethality.

In the perspective of an Historian attaining information about terrorism, the film Munich is useful to a certain extent. The movie is useful in the way that if you were starting to learn about terrorism, in general, it would then be advantageous to watch this film, as you would gain an understanding of some of the tactics used by terrorists. Additionally the great fight between governments and terrorists would
Although, in his movie he shows great restraint from letting his personal views get in the way with numerous anti Semitist characters along the way. In regards to how useful an historian would find this movie, this is assuming the historian knows the basics about terrorism in the second half of the twentieth century, the historian would learn the basic principles of how terrorists/counter terrorists operated but only about Israel. As each country has different methods and ways of dealing with attacks, it would not be very useful studying terrorism as a