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?Marcia Mitchell's The Spy Who Tried to Stop a War is a compelling autobiography that explores the dark underbelly of international espionage. It's a journey through a critical period in history, marked by crime, military operations, and intelligence tactics.For fans of Gordon Corera (Intercept), Ben Macintyre (Agent Sonya), Edward Snowden (Permanent Record), Steve Jackson (Coal Country Killing), and Tom Satterly (All Secure).
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