Katharine Gun and the Secret Plot to Sanction the Iraq Invasion Mitchell, Marcia 1942- creator author. Mitchell, Thomas 1922-2010 author. text enk 2019 2019 monographic eng

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238 pages : 20 cm "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. 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. adult Marcia and Thomas Mitchell. "Inspiration for the major motion picture Official secrets"--Cover. Previously published by Polipoint Press in 2008. Includes index Gun, Katharine Iraq War, 2003-2011 Secret service Intelligence service United States 956.704438 9780008348564 PPAK 210325 20210325121202.0 eng