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Flight 149 - A Hostage Crisis, a Secret Special Forces Unit, and the Origins of the Gulf War

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  • PublicAffairs

  • Paru le : 06/09/2021
A gripping, real-life drama that reveals the true story of a plane full of unsuspecting passengers who landed in a war zone and were delivered into the... > Lire la suite
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A gripping, real-life drama that reveals the true story of a plane full of unsuspecting passengers who landed in a war zone and were delivered into the hands of a murderous dictator. On August 1, 1990, Flight 149 was scheduled for its routine London-to-Kuala Lumpur run. But when the plane, carrying 385 passengers and crew, landed at a Kuwait airport to refuel that day, it was surrounded by Iraqi tanks and about to be bombed by fighter jets. The passengers and crew were kept as hostages and suffered brutal treatment including violent attacks, sexual assaults, and mock executions.
When the survivors were eventually released, they were never told why their plane landed in the middle of an invasion, or who a mysterious team of late arrivals on the flight might have been. Their story was overshadowed by the ensuing Gulf War. Until now. In Flight 149, Stephen Davis draws on unique witness accounts from the hostages, and uncovers the lies and coverups orchestrated by the British secret service and CIA.
This story reveals an astonishing misuse of intelligence that changed the course of history and forever altered the relationship between the West and the Middle East.

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  • Date de parution : 06/09/2021
  • Editeur : PublicAffairs
  • ISBN : 978-1-5417-0004-8
  • EAN : 9781541700048
  • Format : ePub
  • Nb. de pages : 288 pages
  • Caractéristiques du format ePub
    • Pages : 288
    • Protection num. : Contenu protégé

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