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OverviewBritain's best-selling historian writes the first definitive account of the famous televised SAS storming of the Iranian embassy in London in 1980 On April 30, 1980, six heavily armed gunmen burst into the Iranian embassy on Princes Gate, overlooking Hyde Park in London. There they took 26 hostages, including embassy staff, visitors, and three British citizens. A tense six-day siege ensued as millions gathered around screens across the country to witness the longest news flash in British television history, in which police negotiators and psychiatrists sought a bloodless end to the standoff, while the SAS - hitherto an organisation shrouded in secrecy - laid plans for a daring rescue mission- Operation Nimrod. Drawing on unpublished source material, exclusive interviews with the SAS, and testimony from witnesses including hostages, negotiators, intelligence officers and the on-site psychiatrist, bestselling historian Ben Macintyre takes readers on a gripping journey from the years and weeks of build-up on both sides, to the minute-by-minute account of the siege and rescue. Recreating the dramatic conversations between negotiators and hostages, the cutting-edge intelligence work happening behind-the-scenes, and the media frenzy around this moment of international significance, The Siege is the remarkable story of what really happened on those fateful six days, and the first full account of a moment that forever changed the way the nation thought about the SAS - and itself. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ben MacintyrePublisher: Penguin Books Ltd Imprint: Viking Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 23.30cm Weight: 0.560kg ISBN: 9780241675687ISBN 10: 0241675685 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 12 September 2024 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsBen Macintyre has established himself as the pre-eminent historian of the secret world, his work opening doors most of us didn’t know were there. His books have set the gold standard for accurate historical reporting, but read like heart-pounding thrillers. * Mick Herron * Macintyre has a knack for finding the most fascinating storylines in history -- David Grann * author of The Wager and Killers of the Flower Moon * Macintyre writes with the diligence and insight of a journalist, and the panache of a born storyteller. -- John Banville * The Guardian * The definitive account of what happened . . . so gripping that I literally could not put the book down. -- Jack Straw * Independent * Unforgettable -- Robert McCrum * Independent * A fresh and gripping read . . . A masterful big-picture narrative, drawing on interviews, news archives and unpublished personal memoirs by those who survived. Macintyre preserves the hostages’ story in magnificent, humane style – and offers another swashbuckling tribute to their rescuers -- Colin Freeman * Telegraph * Ben Macintyre has established himself as the pre-eminent historian of the secret world, his work opening doors most of us didn’t know were there. His books have set the gold standard for accurate historical reporting, but read like heart-pounding thrillers. * Mick Herron * Macintyre has a knack for finding the most fascinating storylines in history -- David Grann * author of The Wager and Killers of the Flower Moon * Macintyre writes with the diligence and insight of a journalist, and the panache of a born storyteller. -- John Banville * The Guardian * Author InformationBen Macintyre is the multimillion-copy bestselling author of books including Colditz, Agent Sonya, SAS- Rogue Heroes, The Spy and the Traitor, Agent Zigzag, Operation Mincemeat and A Spy Among Friends. He is a columnist and Associate Editor at The Times, and has worked as the newspaper's correspondent in New York, Paris and Washington. Several of his books have been made into films and television series, including Operation Mincemeat, A Spy Among Friends and SAS- Rogue Heroes Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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