TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mitchell,Marcia
TI  - The spy who tried to stop a war: Katharine Gun and the secret plot to sanction the Iraq invasion 
SN  - 000835569X
AV  - DS79.76 .M5576 2019
U1  - 956.704438 23
PY  - 2019///
CY  - London
PB  - William Collins
KW  - Gun, Katharine.
KW  - Iraq War, 2003-2011
KW  - Secret service
KW  - Intelligence service
KW  - United States
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Wiretapping
KW  - Government policy
N1  - "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
N2  - "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
ER  -