| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
viii, 275 pages : illustration ; 25 cm |
| 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. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Subject |
Iraq-Kuwait Crisis, 1990-1991.
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Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Causes.
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Hostages -- Iraq -- History.
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Hostages -- Kuwait -- History.
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Hostages -- Great Britain -- History.
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Airplane occupants -- Kuwait -- History.
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British -- Iraq -- History.
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British -- Kuwait -- History.
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Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Iraq.
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Iraq -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
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| Added Title |
Flight one hundred forty-nine |
| ISBN |
9781541700055 (hardcover) |
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1541700058 (hardcover) |
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