{"product_id":"flight-149-a-hostage-crisis-a-secret-special-forces-unit-and-the-origins-of-the-gulf-war-hardcover","title":"Flight 149: A Hostage Crisis, a Secret Special Forces Unit, and the Origins of the Gulf War - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Davis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn \"un-putdownable read\" (Stephen Grey, author of \u003ci\u003eGhost Plane) \u003c\/i\u003ethat reveals the true story of a plane of unsuspecting passengers who landed in a war zone and were delivered to a murderous dictator\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On August 1, 1990, Flight 149 was scheduled for its routine London-to-Kuala Lumpur run. But when the plane, carrying 385 passengers and crew, landed at a Kuwait airport to refuel that day, it was surrounded by Iraqi tanks and about to be bombed by fighter jets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The passengers and crew were kept as hostages and suffered brutal treatment including violent attacks, sexual assaults, and mock executions. When the survivors were eventually released, they were never told why their plane landed in the middle of an invasion, or who a mysterious team of late arrivals on the flight might have been. Their story was overshadowed by the ensuing Gulf War. Until now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eFlight 149\u003c\/i\u003e, Stephen Davis draws on unique witness accounts from the hostages, and uncovers the lies and coverups orchestrated by the British secret service and CIA. This story reveals an astonishing misuse of intelligence that changed the course of history and forever altered the relationship between the West and the Middle East.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Davis \u003c\/b\u003eis a TV commentator, documentary film maker, and editor. Davis has worked for the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003eand was news editor for \u003ci\u003eThe Independent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been a producer for \u003ci\u003e60 Minutes \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003e20\/20\u003c\/i\u003e, and a documentary film maker for the BBC. Now an author and educator, he teaches a course on fake news at the prestigious University of Otago in his native New Zealand. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 9.55 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 07, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50334307254509,"sku":"9781541700055","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/He0XGirJEI9781541700055.webp?v=1785009262","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/flight-149-a-hostage-crisis-a-secret-special-forces-unit-and-the-origins-of-the-gulf-war-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}