The spy who tried to stop a war : Katharine Gun and the secret plot to sanction the Iraq invasion /
Mitchell, Marcia, 1932-
The spy who tried to stop a war : Katharine Gun and the secret plot to sanction the Iraq invasion / Marcia and Thomas Mitchell. - 238 pages ; 20 cm
"Inspiration for the major motion picture Official secrets"--Cover. Previously published by Polipoint Press in 2008.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-228) and index.
pt. 1. Invitation to a conspiracy. Message sent -- Message received -- Four weeks that changed everything -- Conscience meets Inspector Tintin -- pt. 2. Fallout. Detour on the secret road to war -- Outrage -- Silence in Washington -- Taiwan calling -- pt. 3. The woman. Eight months in limbo -- The third-culture kid -- pt. 4. The legal case. The blonde who dropped the bombshell -- Deportation revisited -- The prosecution and the defense build a case -- pt. 5. Aftermath. A historic collapse at the Old Bailey -- Reaction, rebellion, and a crushing new revelation -- An uncommon day in the House of Commons -- Motivations, misdeeds, and tragic mistakes -- Whistle-blowing : conscious and confrontation -- A life interrupted.
"Tells the story of a young British secret service officer, Katharine Gun, and her courageous decision to expose an illegal US-UK operation -- a covert plot to influence the UN vote that would have authorized the Iraq invasion"--Page 4 of cover.
000835569X 9780008355692 9780008348564 0008348561
2019458426
GBB940541 bnb
019280039 Uk
Gun, Katharine.
Iraq War, 2003-2011--Secret service.
Intelligence service--United States.
Intelligence service--Great Britain.
Wiretapping--Government policy--United States.
DS79.76 / .M5576 2019
956.704438
The spy who tried to stop a war : Katharine Gun and the secret plot to sanction the Iraq invasion / Marcia and Thomas Mitchell. - 238 pages ; 20 cm
"Inspiration for the major motion picture Official secrets"--Cover. Previously published by Polipoint Press in 2008.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-228) and index.
pt. 1. Invitation to a conspiracy. Message sent -- Message received -- Four weeks that changed everything -- Conscience meets Inspector Tintin -- pt. 2. Fallout. Detour on the secret road to war -- Outrage -- Silence in Washington -- Taiwan calling -- pt. 3. The woman. Eight months in limbo -- The third-culture kid -- pt. 4. The legal case. The blonde who dropped the bombshell -- Deportation revisited -- The prosecution and the defense build a case -- pt. 5. Aftermath. A historic collapse at the Old Bailey -- Reaction, rebellion, and a crushing new revelation -- An uncommon day in the House of Commons -- Motivations, misdeeds, and tragic mistakes -- Whistle-blowing : conscious and confrontation -- A life interrupted.
"Tells the story of a young British secret service officer, Katharine Gun, and her courageous decision to expose an illegal US-UK operation -- a covert plot to influence the UN vote that would have authorized the Iraq invasion"--Page 4 of cover.
000835569X 9780008355692 9780008348564 0008348561
2019458426
GBB940541 bnb
019280039 Uk
Gun, Katharine.
Iraq War, 2003-2011--Secret service.
Intelligence service--United States.
Intelligence service--Great Britain.
Wiretapping--Government policy--United States.
DS79.76 / .M5576 2019
956.704438