The Siege

The Remarkable Story of the Greatest SAS Hostage Drama

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FROM THE NO. 1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SAS: ROGUE HEROES AND THE SPY AND THE TRAITOR. DISCOVER THE STORY OF THE SIX DAYS THAT SHOOK THE NATION!
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April 30, 1980. Six heavily armed gunmen burst into the Iranian embassy in London, taking 26 people hostage.

A tense six-day siege ensued as millions gathered around screens across the country to witness the longest news flash in British history. Six days in which police negotiators and psychiatrists sought a bloodless end to the standoff, and the SAS laid plans for a daring rescue mission.

Drawing on unpublished source material, exclusive interviews, and witness testimony, bestselling historian Ben Macintyre tells the dramatic story in full for the first time – from the years and weeks of build-up on both sides, to the minute-by-minute of the rescue.

The Siege is the remarkable story of what really happened on those fateful six days, of a moment that forever changed the way the nation thought about the SAS, and itself, forever.
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'Masterly . . . it has never been recounted so pleasurably as it has been here' New York Times

‘Macintyre does true-life espionage better than anyone else’ John Preston

Ben Macintyre, Sunday Times bestseller, August 2023

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    The siege

    Posted by Béryl Barnes on 16th Oct 2024

    I listened to it on radio 4 which prompted me to buy the book

Authors:
Macintyre, Ben
Format:
Hardback
ISBN:
9780241675670
Publication Date:
12/09/2024
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Year Published:
2024
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Number of Pages:
400
Place of Publication:
London
Language:
English
SKU:
9780241675670

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