Three Weeks in July

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Authors: Adam Wishart & James NallyLondon, Greater London | c 2000 to c 2010 | True crime | True stories of heroism, endurance & survival | Police & security services | Constitutio n: government & the state | Regional government | Geopolitics | Terrorism, armed strugglePublished on 19th June 2025 by HarperCollins Publishers (Mudlark) in the United Kingdom.Hardback | 384 pages, 20 col plates (8pp) 166mm x 242mm x 35mm | 600g Three Weeks in July is the extraordinary and definitive account of the events of the 7/7 London bombings, publishing on the 20th anniversary of the event. Three Weeks in July delivers the definitive narrative of the 7 July 2005 London bombings and the chaos, confusion and terror that followed. A true-crime investigation interwoven with high-stakes politics and history, it reveals untold accounts of the response to 7/7 by the government and the Metropolitan Police, as well as their efforts to prevent a second wave of attacks. Drawing on insights from key figures like Tony Blair, Peter Clarke (head of the Anti-Terrorist Branch at the Metropolitan Police) and Sir Ian Blair (Metropolitan Police commissioner), as well as victims and first responders, the book chronicles the frenzy of the first hours after the attack and the pivotal three weeks of police work, forensics and political machinations whose repercussions are still being felt to this day. Three Weeks in July is the definitive account of one of the most tumultuous periods in modern British history, and a visceral and propulsive narrative that examines the vulnerabilities of the state and the ethical dilemmas of national security. Show more