Descargar THE SIEGE Ben Macintyre

THE SIEGE de Ben Macintyre

• THE SIEGE
• Ben Macintyre
• Número de páginas: 400
• Idioma: Inglés
• Formatos: pdf, ePub, MOBI, FB2
• ISBN: 9781405961745
• Editorial: Penguin
• Año de edición: 2025

Descargar eBook

Overview

Unforgettable Independent Fresh and gripping TelegraphTHE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLEROn 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the SAS hitherto an organisation shrouded in secrecy laid plans for a daring rescue mission Operation Nimrod Drawing on unpublished source material exclusive interviews with the SAS and testimony from witnesses including hostages negotiators intelligence officers and the on site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

More eBooks: pdf , pdf , pdf , pdf , pdf , pdf , pdf , pdf , pdf , pdf , pdf , pdf , pdf .