{"product_id":"9781789465365","title":"The Secret History of Flight 149 : The true story behind the most shocking government cover-up of the last thirty years","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Davis, Stephen \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eMiddle East\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 21 July 2022 by John Blake Publishing Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 197 x 26 | 246g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Damning' - Mail on Sunday'Utterly horrific and compelling' - The Guardian'This investigation rings true' - Publishers WeeklyOn 1 August, 1990, British Airways Flight 149 departed from Heathrow airport, destined for Kuala Lumpur. It never made it there, and neither did its nearly 400 passengers and crew.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, Flight 149 stopped in Kuwait, as Iraqi troops invaded - delivering the passengers and crew into the hands of Saddam Hussein.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Why did BA Flight 149 land, even as all other flights were rerouted - and even though British and American governments had clear intelligence that Saddam was about to invade?The answer lies in a secret, unaccountable organization - authorised by Margaret Thatcher - carrying out a 'deniable' intelligence operation. The plane was the 'Trojan Horse', and the plan - as well as the horrific consequences for the civilian passengers - has been lied about, denied and covered up by successive governments ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Soon to be a major TV drama, this explosive book is written with the full cooperation of the survivors, as well as astonishing and conclusive input from a senior intelligence source. It is a story of scandal, betrayal and misuse of intelligence at the highest levels of UK and US governments - which has had direct impact on terror attacks in the West and the shape of the Middle East today. It is high time the truth is told.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43925413527811,"sku":"9781789465365","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781789465365.jpg?v=1731415229","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.live\/products\/9781789465365","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}