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The siege : a six-day hostage crisis and the daring special-forces operation that shocked the world  Cover Image Book Book

The siege : a six-day hostage crisis and the daring special-forces operation that shocked the world

Summary:

"A thrilling tick-tock recounting one of the most harrowing hostage situations and daring rescue attempts of our time--from true-life espionage master and New York Times bestselling author of Operation Mincemeat and The Spy and the Traitor Ben Macintyre"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Maps and floor plans
Preface
Day one: Wednesday. 16 Princes Gate
The group of the martyr
Cobra
Grapplers
Revolutionary Guard
Day two: Thursday. Eavesdroppers
Cramer's gambit
Twenty-five hamburgers
Operation Nimrod
Day three: Friday. Stockholm syndrome
One woman and her dog
This is not a drill
Day four: Saturday. One thousand and one nights
Day five: Sunday. Snooker
Writing on the wall
Day six: Monday. Yellow-card rule
Six days
One hour
Eleven minutes
Aftermath
Selected dramatis personae
Acknowledgments
A note on sources
Select bibliography
Index.

Item details

  • ISBN: 9780593728109
  • ISBN: 0593728092
  • ISBN: 9780593728093
  • Physical Description: xxviii, 365 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
    print
  • Edition: First US edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Crown Publishing, [2024]

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-353) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Maps and floor plans
Preface
Day one: Wednesday. 16 Princes Gate
The group of the martyr
Cobra
Grapplers
Revolutionary Guard
Day two: Thursday. Eavesdroppers
Cramer's gambit
Twenty-five hamburgers
Operation Nimrod
Day three: Friday. Stockholm syndrome
One woman and her dog
This is not a drill
Day four: Saturday. One thousand and one nights
Day five: Sunday. Snooker
Writing on the wall
Day six: Monday. Yellow-card rule
Six days
One hour
Eleven minutes
Aftermath
Selected dramatis personae
Acknowledgments
A note on sources
Select bibliography
Index.
Subject: Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service.
Iranian embassy siege, London, England, 1980
Iran. Safārat (Great Britain) Siege, 1980
Special forces (Military science) Great Britain History 20th century
Terrorism England London History 20th century
Forces spéciales (Science militaire) Grande-Bretagne Histoire 20e siècle
Terrorisme Angleterre Londres Histoire 20e siècle
Genre: Biographies.
Documents d'information.
Biographies.
Informational works.

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