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The Boys from Baghdad: From the Foreign Legion to the Killing Fields of Iraq by Simon Low (Paperback, 2008)

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As a former fighter in the legendary French Foreign Legion, Simon Low thought he had seen it all. Then he was posted to Iraq. Employed as a private military contractor a hired gun his assignment was to guard the deadly convoy routes out of Baghdad. Once there, Simon quickly realised that no one could be trusted, including the US military. Whether sending him on perilously haphazard missions or, in one terrifying incident, knowingly opening fire on him, the Americans often proved as dangerous as the insurgents. Simon and his staunch oppo Dave faced the daily terror of suicide bombers, armed ambushes and grenade attacks, and also had to keep a close watch on their ill-prepared Iraqi comrades. Incompetence or betrayal from within could be fatal, but a far greater fear was that of capture, with prisoners subjected to torture and slow death. Commissioned to courier a large quantity of cash through bandit country, Simon lost patience with his high-handed paymasters and devised a plan of his own for the money . . . The Boys from Baghdad is an action-packed account of life as a soldier of fortune in the most controversial conflict of our age. With grim, earthy humour, Simon s

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Transworld Ltd
ISBN-13
9781845963491
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96755164

Product Key Features

Author
Simon Low
Publication Name
The Boys from Baghdad: from the Foreign Legion to the Killing Fields of Iraq
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Government
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
304 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
197mm
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
224g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Simon Low
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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