Operation Nimrod (Large Print): The Iranian Embassy Siege - Softcover

Phillips, Russell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0992764890 ISBN 13: 9780992764890

Verlag: Shilka Publishing, 2015

Inhaltsangabe

Drawing on extensive research, Operation Nimrod dispels the myths and reveals the truth of those six long days, and the dramatic rescue that thrust the SAS into the public eye.On 29th April 1980, British police assured Iran that their embassy was secure. The very next day, terrorists stormed the embassy and took twenty-six hostages. With the Iranian government willing to let the hostages become martyrs, and the British government only willing to talk if the terrorists surrendered, twenty-six lives hung in the balance.What followed was six days of tension and terror. It was finally ended when the SAS launched a daring rescue mission, broadcast live on television. Millions held their breath, waiting to see the outcome of Operation Nimrod.Buy this book to learn the truth about one of the most dramatic rescue missions ever undertaken by the SAS.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Shilka Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0992764890
• ISBN 13: 9780992764890
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 289
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar