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, she decided to leak the information to the British press.
Katharine's decision would change her life forever, as she was arrested under the Official Secrets Act whilst becoming a cause célèbre for political activists. The Spy Who Tried to Stop a War is the definitive account of a whistleblower case that reads like a thriller, and will ask you the same question that was asked of Katharine that cold January day - where do your true loyalties lie?
| ISBN: | 9780008348564 |
| Publication date: | 3rd October 2019 |
| Author: | Marcia Mitchell, Thomas Mitchell |
| Publisher: | William Collins an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 238 pages |
| Genres: |
Biography: historical, political and military Espionage and secret services Military intelligence International law: communications, telecommunications and media Freedom of information law Confidential information law War and defence operations Political activism / Political engagement Information warfare / Cyberwarfare True stories: general |