About the Author

GERHARD WISNEWSKI was born in 1959. He studied political science, and since 1986 has worked as an author and documentary filmmaker. His bestselling (German) books include Das RAF-Phantom (The RAF Phantom), Operation 9/11 (Operation 9/11), Mythos 9/11 (9/11 - a myth) and Verschluss-Sache Terror (The secret files of terror). The film Das Phantom, based on the book Das RAF-Phantom, was awarded the Grimm Prize in 2000.