| ISBN |
9781914414510 (paperback) |
| Name |
Aburish, Saïd K., 1935-2012 author. |
| Title |
Beirut spy : the St George hotel bar ; international intrigue in the Middle East / Said K. Aburish ; with an introduction by Charles Glass. |
| Published |
London : Unicorn, 2022. |
| ©2022 |
| Description |
256 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm |
| Notes |
Includes index. |
| Summary |
An insider's account of true espionage, intrigue and conspiracy in the post-war Middle East, which reads like a Bond-esque thriller. Spies, journalists, politicians, tycoons, would-be assassins and oil sheiks mingle in the luxurious St George Hotel bar, the cosmopolitan centre of Beirut. From the 1950's through to its destruction in 1975 due to civil war, the plots, deals, and stories that came out of this famous hotel and its beachside bar make fascinating reading, featuring famous names as Kim Philby, Miles Copeland, Wilbur Crane and James Russell Barracks. Many incidents which went on to shape Middle Eastern history are related here, the plan to restore the monarchy in Baghdad, an attempt to overthrow King Hussein and the assassination of a Syrian president. In Beirut Spy, Said Aburish examines the plots and counterplots, stretching over a quarter of a century. |
| Subjects |
Aburish, Saïd K., -- 1935-2012 |
| St. George Hotel (Beirut, Lebanon) |
| Espionage -- Lebanon -- Beirut |
| Espionage -- Middle East |
| Beirut (Lebanon) -- History |
| Middle East -- Politics and government -- 1945-1979 |
| Lebanon -- Politics and government -- 1946-1975 |
| Other Names |
Glass, Charles writer of introduction. |
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