02147nam a2200325 i 4500 OSt 20210325121202.0 210325t20192019enk e 001 0 eng d 9780008348564 RM49.90 paperback PPAK eng PPAK rda 23 956.704438 956.704438 MIT G Mitchell, Marcia, author. 1942- The Spy Who Tried to Stop a War : Katharine Gun and the Secret Plot to Sanction the Iraq Invasion / Marcia and Thomas Mitchell. London : William Collins, 2019 ©2019 238 pages : 20 cm rdacontent text rdamedia unmediated rdacarrier volume "Inspiration for the major motion picture Official secrets"--Cover. Previously published by Polipoint Press in 2008. Includes index pt. 1. Invitation to a conspiracy. Message sent -- Message received -- Four weeks that changed everything -- Conscience meets Inspector Tintin -- pt. 2. Fallout. Detour on the secret road to war -- Outrage -- Silence in Washington -- Taiwan calling -- pt. 3. The woman. Eight months in limbo -- The third-culture kid -- pt. 4. The legal case. The blonde who dropped the bombshell -- Deportation revisited -- The prosecution and the defense build a case -- pt. 5. Aftermath. A historic collapse at the Old Bailey -- Reaction, rebellion, and a crushing new revelation -- An uncommon day in the House of Commons -- Motivations, misdeeds, and tragic mistakes -- Whistle-blowing : conscious and confrontation -- A life interrupted. "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. Gun, Katharine. Iraq War, 2003-2011 Secret service Intelligence service United States. Mitchell, Thomas 1922-2010 author. ddc B 182965 182965 0 0 PPAK G 2021-04-26 1 956.704438 MIT A01686819 2025-05-03 15:16:02 2025-04-19 B