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The Siege: Ben Macintyre's book recalls a forgotten Iranian hostage crisis

Mr Macintyre's original aim in writing this book was to showcase the brilliance of the SAS in post-war action

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The Siege: A Six-day Hostage Crisis and the Daring Special-forces Operation That Shocked the World 
Author: Ben Macintyre
Publisher: Crown
Pages:352
Price: Rs 2,275
 
In 2017, Ben Macintyre wrote Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, Britain’s Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War. It was a digression from his earlier focus on espionage during World War II and the Cold War. Rogue Heroes  chronicled the history of a rag-tag band of irregulars that was raised during the North African campaign during World War II to conduct sabotage operations behind enemy lines. Replete with tales of derring-do,