The Spy Who Tried to Stop a War

The Spy Who Tried to Stop a War Katharine Gun and the Secret Plot to Sanction the Iraq Invasion

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Publisher's Synopsis

INSPIRATION FOR THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE OFFICIAL SECRETS

FEATURING A NEW INTRODUCTION

In January 2003, 28-year-old GCHQ translator Katharine Gun received an email from the US National Security Agency that would turn her world upside down. The message requested Katharine's assistance in co-ordinating an illegal US-UK spy operation which would secure UN authorisation for the Iraq invasion. Horrified, she decided to leak the information to the British press.

Katharine's decision would change her life forever, as she was arrested under the Official Secrets Act whilst becoming a cause célèbre for political activists. The Spy Who Tried to Stop a War is the definitive account of a whistleblower case that reads like a thriller, and will ask you the same question that was asked of Katharine that cold January day - where do your true loyalties lie?

Book information

ISBN: 9780008348564
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: William Collins
Pub date:
Edition: New edition
DEWEY: 956.704438
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 238
Weight: 228g
Height: 193mm
Width: 123mm
Spine width: 20mm