The spy who tried to stop a war
Subtitle: Katharine Gun and the secret plot to sanction the Iraq invasion
By: Marcia and Thomas Mitchell
Contributors: Mitchell, Thomas, 1922-2010, author
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9780008355692; 9780008348564; 9780008348571
Copyright date: 2019
Subjects: Government policy; Iraq War (2003-2011) fast (OCoLC)fst01802311; Intelligence service; Secret service; Wiretapping; Iraq War, 2003-2011
Description: "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.
Notes: "Inspiration for the major motion picture Official secrets"--Cover.

Previously published by Polipoint Press in 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-228) and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Invitation to a conspiracy. Message sent; title: Message received; title: Four weeks that changed everything; title: Conscience meets Inspector Tintin; title: pt. 2. Fallout. Detour on the secret road to war; title: Outrage; title: Silence in Washington; title: Taiwan calling; title: pt. 3. The woman. Eight months in limbo; title: The third-culture kid; title: pt. 4. The legal case. The blonde who dropped the bombshell; title: Deportation revisited; title: The prosecution and the defense build a case; title: pt. 5. Aftermath. A historic collapse at the Old Bailey; title: Reaction, rebellion, and a crushing new revelation; title: An uncommon day in the House of Commons; title: Motivations, misdeeds, and tragic mistakes; title: Whistle-blowing : conscious and confrontation; title: A life interrupted.