{"product_id":"ben-macintyre-the-siege-2024-hardback","title":"Ben Macintyre: The Siege [2024] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM THE NO. 1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eSAS: ROGUE HEROES\u003c\/i\u003e AND\u003ci\u003e THE SPY AND THE TRAITOR\u003c\/i\u003e. DISCOVER THE STORY OF THE SIX DAYS THAT SHOOK THE NATION!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e___________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eApril 30, 1980.\u003c\/i\u003e Six heavily armed gunmen burst into the Iranian embassy in London, taking 26 people hostage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA tense six-day siege ensued as millions gathered around screens across the country to witness the longest news flash in British history. Six days in which police negotiators and psychiatrists sought a bloodless end to the standoff, and the SAS laid plans for a daring rescue mission.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on unpublished source material, exclusive interviews, and witness testimony, bestselling historian Ben Macintyre tells the dramatic story in full for the first time - from the years and weeks of build-up on both sides, to the minute-by-minute of the rescue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Siege \u003c\/i\u003eis the remarkable story of what really happened on those fateful six days, of a moment that forever changed the way the nation thought about the SAS, and itself, forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e___________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Masterly . . . it has never been recounted so pleasurably as it has been here' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Macintyre does true-life espionage better than anyone else' John Preston\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBen Macintyre, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller, August 2023\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macintyre, Ben","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50201013977427,"sku":"9780241675670","price":32.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":51568157098323,"sku":"XV80241675670","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/macintyre-ben-ben-macintyre-the-siege-2024-hardback-9780241675670-60852041580883.jpg?v=1754408048","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/ben-macintyre-the-siege-2024-hardback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}