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The Siege: The Remarkable Story of the Greatest SAS Hostage Drama, from the Bestselling Author of The Spy and the Traitor
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MACINTYRE, BEN
Product Details
ISBN: 9781405961745
Author: MACINTYRE, BEN
‘Unforgettable’ Independent
‘Fresh and gripping’ Telegraph
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
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. Police negotiators and psychiatrists worked tirelessly to seek a bloodless end to the standoff, while the SAS – an organisation previously shrouded in secrecy – laid plans for a daring rescue mission: Operation Nimrod.
Key Features of The Siege:
- Exclusive insights: Drawing on unpublished source material and exclusive interviews with the SAS.
- First-hand accounts: Testimony from hostages, negotiators, intelligence officers, and the on-site psychiatrist.
- Minute-by-minute detail: A gripping journey from the years and weeks of preparation to the precise moments of the siege and rescue.
- Behind-the-scenes revelations: Dramatic conversations, cutting-edge intelligence work, and the media frenzy surrounding this pivotal event.
- Historical significance: The first full account of a moment that changed how the nation viewed the SAS – and itself.
Bestselling historian Ben Macintyre recreates the dramatic events of those fateful six days, delivering a remarkable story of courage, strategy, and the human spirit.
'The pre-eminent historian of the secret world . . . His books have set the gold standard for accurate historical reporting, but read like heart-pounding thrillers' – Mick Herron
‘Macintyre does true-life espionage better than anyone else’ – John Preston
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