The siege : a six-day hostage crisis and the daring special-forces operation that shocked the world /
Macintyre, Ben, 1963-
The siege : a six-day hostage crisis and the daring special-forces operation that shocked the world / Six-day hostage crisis and the daring special-forces operation that shocked the world - First US edition. - xxviii, 365 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-353) and index.
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.
"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"--
9780593728093 0593728092
2024021548
Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service.
Iran. Saf�arat (Great Britain) --Siege, 1980.
Iranian embassy siege, London, England, 1980.
Special forces (Military science)--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Terrorism--History--England--London--20th century.
Informational works.
Biographies.
Documents d'information.
Biographies.
UA659.S67 / M335 2024
356.1670941
The siege : a six-day hostage crisis and the daring special-forces operation that shocked the world / Six-day hostage crisis and the daring special-forces operation that shocked the world - First US edition. - xxviii, 365 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-353) and index.
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.
"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"--
9780593728093 0593728092
2024021548
Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service.
Iran. Saf�arat (Great Britain) --Siege, 1980.
Iranian embassy siege, London, England, 1980.
Special forces (Military science)--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Terrorism--History--England--London--20th century.
Informational works.
Biographies.
Documents d'information.
Biographies.
UA659.S67 / M335 2024
356.1670941