Description
On 30 April 1980, six heavily armed gunmen storm the Iranian embassy on Princes Gate, overlooking Hyde Park in London, and take 26 hostages, including embassy staff, visitors and three British citizens. A tense six-day siege follows as millions watch the longest news broadcast in British television history. Police negotiators and psychiatrists seek a bloodless resolution while the SAS, still shrouded in secrecy, prepares a daring rescue mission, Operation Nimrod. Drawing on unpublished sources, exclusive interviews with SAS members and testimony from hostages, negotiators, intelligence officers and the psychiatrist at the scene, Ben Macintyre follows the build-up on both sides, the siege itself and the rescue minute by minute. He recreates the conversations between negotiators and hostages, the advanced intelligence work behind the scenes and the media frenzy surrounding this moment of international significance, offering the first complete account of the event that permanently changed how the nation viewed the SAS and itself.
Information
Author: Macintyre Ben
Language: English
Publication date: September 12, 2024
Manufacturer: The Book Service Ltd (Penguin)
Genres: English literature, Books, Foreign language books, History books in english, Non-fiction literature in english
Type: Paperback book
Pages: 375
ISBN/EAN: 9780241675687