Bibliograph

Flight 148, a hostage crisis, a secret special forces unit, and the origins of the Gulf War, Stephen Davis

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Flight 148, a hostage crisis, a secret special forces unit, and the origins of the Gulf War, Stephen Davis

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Flight 148

Oclc number

11268139939

Responsibility statement

Stephen Davis

Sub title

a hostage crisis, a secret special forces unit, and the origins of the Gulf War

Summary

"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. 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"--, Provided by publisher

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Flight one hundred forty-eight

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