The Spy Who Tried to Stop a War: Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture Official Secrets

by Thomas Mitchell and Marcia Mitchell

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 000835569X
• ISBN13: 9780008355692
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: William Collins
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

Fine Work on An Event That Needs More Attention

Taut, crisp, and intriguing. I enjoyed it as an exercise in psychology. What motivates someone to throw the wrench into the process?