Making A Killing
The Explosive Story of a Hired Gun in Iraq
Biography & Memoir, Historical, Nonfiction, History, Military
| Author: | James Ashcroft | ISBN: | 9780753547748 |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing | Publication: | July 31, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Virgin Digital | Language: | English |
| Author: | James Ashcroft |
| ISBN: | 9780753547748 |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Publication: | July 31, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Virgin Digital |
| Language: | English |
In September 2003, James 'Ash' Ashcroft, a former British Infantry Captain, arrived in Iraq as a 'gun for hire'. It was the beginning of an 18-month journey into blood and chaos.
In this action-packed page-turner, Ashcroft reveals the dangers of his adrenalin-fuelled life as a security contractor in Baghdad, where private soldiers outnumber non-US Coalition forces in a war that is slowly being privatised. From blow-by-blow accounts of days under mortar bombardment to revelations about life operating deep within the Iraqi community, Ashcroft shares the real, unsanitised story of the war in Iraq - and its aftermath - direct from the front line.
In September 2003, James 'Ash' Ashcroft, a former British Infantry Captain, arrived in Iraq as a 'gun for hire'. It was the beginning of an 18-month journey into blood and chaos.
In this action-packed page-turner, Ashcroft reveals the dangers of his adrenalin-fuelled life as a security contractor in Baghdad, where private soldiers outnumber non-US Coalition forces in a war that is slowly being privatised. From blow-by-blow accounts of days under mortar bombardment to revelations about life operating deep within the Iraqi community, Ashcroft shares the real, unsanitised story of the war in Iraq - and its aftermath - direct from the front line.
