TY  - BOOK
AU  - King,David
TI  - Six days in August: the story of Stockholm syndrome 
SN  - 9780393635089
PY  - 2020///]
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
KW  - Bank robberies
KW  - Sweden
KW  - Stockholm
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Police
KW  - Hostage negotiations
KW  - Hostages
KW  - Stockholm syndrome
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "The definitive account of the bizarre hostage drama that gave rise to the term "Stockholm Syndrome." On the morning of August 23, 1973, a man wearing a wig, makeup, and a pair of sunglasses walked into the main branch of Sveriges Kreditbank, a prominent bank in central Stockholm. He ripped out a submachine gun, fired it into the ceiling, and shouted, "The party starts!" This was the beginning of a six-day hostage crisis-and media circus-that would mesmerize the country, drawing into its grip everyone from Sweden's most notorious outlaw to the prime minister. By the end, the police and press alike would have a new way to understand the complicated emotional relationship between captor and captive. Based on a wealth of previously unavailable sources, including rare film footage, and unprecedented access to the main participants, Six Days in August is a groundbreaking work of nonfiction-a rich human drama of loyalty and betrayal, obedience and defiance, fear and attraction"--
ER  -