Six Days in August: The Story of Stockholm Syndrome

by David King

Book Overview

On the morning of August 23, 1973, a man wearing a wig, makeup, and a pair of sunglasses walked into the main branch of Sveriges Kreditbank, a prominent bank in central Stockholm. He ripped out a submachine gun, fired it into the ceiling, and shouted, "The party starts " This was the beginning of a six-day hostage crisis--and media circus--that would mesmerize the world, drawing into its grip everyone from Sweden's most notorious outlaw to the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393635082
• ISBN13: 9780393635089
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"