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_aMitchell, Marcia, _d1932- _eauthor. |
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_aThe spy who tried to stop a war : _bKatharine Gun and the secret plot to sanction the Iraq invasion / _cMarcia and Thomas Mitchell. |
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_aLondon : _bWilliam Collins, _c2019. |
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_a238 pages ; _c20 cm |
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500 | _a"Inspiration for the major motion picture Official secrets"--Cover. | ||
500 | _aPreviously published by Polipoint Press in 2008. | ||
504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 221-228) and index. | ||
505 | 0 | _apt. 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. | |
520 | _a"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. | ||
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