This gripping book by investigative reporter Stephen Davis details the British Government's covert intelligence operation that landed hundreds of its own citizens in the middle of Saddam Hussein's deadly invasion of Kuwait.

What happens when a plane full of civilians lands in the middle of a violent military invasion?

What if, unbeknownst to the population, their government had allowed it to happen?

Stephen Davis is an investigative reporter, war and foreign correspondent, and documentary filmmaker.

Davis' investigative reporting has been recognized by multiple awards and he has helped run and design journalism programs all around the globe.

Decades after the harrowing event took place, Davis set out to uncover why British Airways Flight 149 landed in Kuwait as then-Iraqi president Saddam Hussein's troops laid siege to the small country.

Operation Trojan Horse, first published as 'Flight 149' in the U.S., digs deep into the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.

The book delivers firsthand accounts from the hostages, as well as formerly confidential information, and interviews with former black operations intelligence agents.