The Unlikely Spy by Paul Henderson

The Unlikely Spy by Paul Henderson

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The story of British businessman Paul Henderson, who found himself at the centre of the explosive government scandal, "Iraqgate". It describes how he provided information that enabled the destruction of Iraq's military power, and was then betrayed by the British Government.

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The Unlikely Spy by Paul Henderson

Paul Henderson left school at the age of 15 and worked his way up from apprentice to become managing director of Britain's third-largest machine-tool manufacturer, Matrix Churchill. For almost 20 years he provided information, gathered on his many trips to Eastern Bloc countries, to a series of MI6 handlers. In September 1989, he showed Ministry of Defence officials, on a vast wall map, precisely where Saddam Hussein had built the factories that were turning out his missiles, artillery and munitions. He knew where they were because he had been inside many of them. In the Gulf War British and American aircraft used Henderson's information to help pinpoint targets for the bombs that destroyed the military power of Iraq. In return for his bravery and patriotism Henderson was betrayed by the British Government and forced to fight for his freedom from the dock at the Old Bailey. In November 1992 he won his case. "The Unlikely Spy" is both the autobiography of an ordinary man and a potentially explosive document filled with revelations about the secret workings of the intelligence services and the Government itself.
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ISBN 13 9780747515975
ISBN 10 0747515972
Title The Unlikely Spy
Author Paul Henderson
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 1993-09-27
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.