Title:
The siege : a six-day hostage crisis and the daring special-forces operation that shocked the world / Ben Macintyre.
ISBN:
9780593728093
Personal Author:
Edition:
First US edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Crown Publishing, [2024]
©2024
Physical Description:
xxviii, 365 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
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 -- The nine o'clock news -- 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.
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.
OCLC Number:
on1415748307
Availability:
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