Author: Robin Moore
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1466865342
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
This authoritative and gripping narrative plunges the American public into the real and personal story of the United States forces in Iraq, and their successful maneuvers in capturing one of the most vicious dictators of our time. Hunting Down Saddam contains up-to-the-minute material and provides never-before-heard accounts of the triumphs and frustrations, strategies and attacks, of those who put their lives at risk to track down Saddam Hussein. * The first book to tell the whole story of the pursuit of Saddam, from pre-war to his capture. * Candid accounts straight from the soldiers on the frontline, which have not been sanitized or filtered through the media, the military, or the Pentagon. * Exclusive interviews with key military leaders, including Colonel "Smokin' Joe" Anderson, Commanding Officer of the 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne (Screaming Eagles), who led the attack on Saddam's sons. The capture of Saddam Hussein is the defining event for this generation's military. Action-packed and controversial, Hunting Down Saddam teems with inside information. Robin Moore gets the real story from these fighting men as only he can. Doris Kearns Goodwin calls Hunting Down Saddam, "A fast and furious read . . . when the historians try to put together the real facts of the two wars the U. S. has fought since September 11, 2001 this book will be a valuable contribution to their research."
Hunting Down Saddam
Author: Robin Moore
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1466865342
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
This authoritative and gripping narrative plunges the American public into the real and personal story of the United States forces in Iraq, and their successful maneuvers in capturing one of the most vicious dictators of our time. Hunting Down Saddam contains up-to-the-minute material and provides never-before-heard accounts of the triumphs and frustrations, strategies and attacks, of those who put their lives at risk to track down Saddam Hussein. * The first book to tell the whole story of the pursuit of Saddam, from pre-war to his capture. * Candid accounts straight from the soldiers on the frontline, which have not been sanitized or filtered through the media, the military, or the Pentagon. * Exclusive interviews with key military leaders, including Colonel "Smokin' Joe" Anderson, Commanding Officer of the 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne (Screaming Eagles), who led the attack on Saddam's sons. The capture of Saddam Hussein is the defining event for this generation's military. Action-packed and controversial, Hunting Down Saddam teems with inside information. Robin Moore gets the real story from these fighting men as only he can. Doris Kearns Goodwin calls Hunting Down Saddam, "A fast and furious read . . . when the historians try to put together the real facts of the two wars the U. S. has fought since September 11, 2001 this book will be a valuable contribution to their research."
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1466865342
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
This authoritative and gripping narrative plunges the American public into the real and personal story of the United States forces in Iraq, and their successful maneuvers in capturing one of the most vicious dictators of our time. Hunting Down Saddam contains up-to-the-minute material and provides never-before-heard accounts of the triumphs and frustrations, strategies and attacks, of those who put their lives at risk to track down Saddam Hussein. * The first book to tell the whole story of the pursuit of Saddam, from pre-war to his capture. * Candid accounts straight from the soldiers on the frontline, which have not been sanitized or filtered through the media, the military, or the Pentagon. * Exclusive interviews with key military leaders, including Colonel "Smokin' Joe" Anderson, Commanding Officer of the 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne (Screaming Eagles), who led the attack on Saddam's sons. The capture of Saddam Hussein is the defining event for this generation's military. Action-packed and controversial, Hunting Down Saddam teems with inside information. Robin Moore gets the real story from these fighting men as only he can. Doris Kearns Goodwin calls Hunting Down Saddam, "A fast and furious read . . . when the historians try to put together the real facts of the two wars the U. S. has fought since September 11, 2001 this book will be a valuable contribution to their research."
We Got Him!
Author: Steve Russell
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451665121
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 525
Book Description
Presents a description by a lieutenant colonel in the 1st Battalion, 22nd infantry regiment of the strategies and resources used in the hunt for Saddam Hussein, which resulted in his capture in December of 2003 in Operation Red Dawn.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451665121
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 525
Book Description
Presents a description by a lieutenant colonel in the 1st Battalion, 22nd infantry regiment of the strategies and resources used in the hunt for Saddam Hussein, which resulted in his capture in December of 2003 in Operation Red Dawn.
Mission: Black List #1
Author: Eric Maddox
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 006171447X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
A behind-the-scenes chronicle of the search for Saddam Hussein offers a moment-by-moment narrative account that also profiles the author's non-violent, psychological interrogation method.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 006171447X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
A behind-the-scenes chronicle of the search for Saddam Hussein offers a moment-by-moment narrative account that also profiles the author's non-violent, psychological interrogation method.
Wanted Dead or Alive
Author: Benjamin Runkle
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 0230338917
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Early May 2011, in a dramatic late-night appearance at the White House, President Obama declared that "justice has been done" as he announced that Osama bin Laden was dead. After more than a decade of military operations across Central Asia and the Middle East, the Al Qaida leader who orchestrated the 9/11 terrorist attacks was finally killed in a firefight with U.S. Navy SEALs in Pakistan. Although this daring raid marked the end of the longest strategic manhunt in American history, bin Laden was not the first individual targeted as the objective of a military campaign. From Geronimo to Pancho Villa, to Manuel Noriega, to Saddam Hussein, the United States has deployed military forces to kill or capture a single person nearly a dozen times since 1885. Part military history, part action thriller, and part strategic policy analysis, Wanted Dead or Alive chronicles the extraordinary efforts of the military and intelligence agencies to bring America's enemies to justice.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 0230338917
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Early May 2011, in a dramatic late-night appearance at the White House, President Obama declared that "justice has been done" as he announced that Osama bin Laden was dead. After more than a decade of military operations across Central Asia and the Middle East, the Al Qaida leader who orchestrated the 9/11 terrorist attacks was finally killed in a firefight with U.S. Navy SEALs in Pakistan. Although this daring raid marked the end of the longest strategic manhunt in American history, bin Laden was not the first individual targeted as the objective of a military campaign. From Geronimo to Pancho Villa, to Manuel Noriega, to Saddam Hussein, the United States has deployed military forces to kill or capture a single person nearly a dozen times since 1885. Part military history, part action thriller, and part strategic policy analysis, Wanted Dead or Alive chronicles the extraordinary efforts of the military and intelligence agencies to bring America's enemies to justice.
Promise You'll Come Back
Author: Jessica Jasper-Ring
Publisher: Abbott Press
ISBN: 1458212106
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
When Kate discovers her fiancé's infidelity, she gives up on love that is until she meets Jack, a handsome Green Beret who tries to change her outlook on love and relationships. Despite their reservations, they develop strong feelings for each other. Not only does he gain her heart and trust, she also gains his. With his dangerous career of hunting terrorists, dodging bullets, bombs and losing friends in combat, she knows there is no guarantee he will survive. As he prepares to leave for a mission to the Middle East, she gives him a photograph of herself and asks him to promise her that he will come back to her. He carries her picture with him at all times. While in the mountains of Afghanistan, Jack and his men are ambushed. Many of his men including Jack are missing in action, but the only items recovered were some of the men's dog tags and the blood stained photograph of Kate. Will Jack be able to keep his promise and come back to her? Promise You'll Come Back will tug at your heart and make you cry. It is a true gripping story about love, devotion and survival. It unveils what our nations' heroes and their wives and families' face in their daily struggles as well as their triumphs. Promise You'll Come Back has romance and true combat action from the streets of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan.
Publisher: Abbott Press
ISBN: 1458212106
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
When Kate discovers her fiancé's infidelity, she gives up on love that is until she meets Jack, a handsome Green Beret who tries to change her outlook on love and relationships. Despite their reservations, they develop strong feelings for each other. Not only does he gain her heart and trust, she also gains his. With his dangerous career of hunting terrorists, dodging bullets, bombs and losing friends in combat, she knows there is no guarantee he will survive. As he prepares to leave for a mission to the Middle East, she gives him a photograph of herself and asks him to promise her that he will come back to her. He carries her picture with him at all times. While in the mountains of Afghanistan, Jack and his men are ambushed. Many of his men including Jack are missing in action, but the only items recovered were some of the men's dog tags and the blood stained photograph of Kate. Will Jack be able to keep his promise and come back to her? Promise You'll Come Back will tug at your heart and make you cry. It is a true gripping story about love, devotion and survival. It unveils what our nations' heroes and their wives and families' face in their daily struggles as well as their triumphs. Promise You'll Come Back has romance and true combat action from the streets of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan.
Strike From the Sea
Author: Iain Ballantyne
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1844150593
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The Arabian Gulf has been at the centre of the world stage and a major 'flash point' for over 40 years. Expert naval historian Iain Ballantyne examines the role of the US and Royal Naval forces in this troubled area over the period from 1961 to this present day. He describes the various build-up of forces to counter numerous international threats and wars, be they the Israeli/Arab conflicts, Iran/Iraq War, the US hostage dramas, Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and the Coalition Campaign that followed, the years of blockade and, of course, the recent invasion of Iraq, overthrowing Saddam Hussein.
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1844150593
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The Arabian Gulf has been at the centre of the world stage and a major 'flash point' for over 40 years. Expert naval historian Iain Ballantyne examines the role of the US and Royal Naval forces in this troubled area over the period from 1961 to this present day. He describes the various build-up of forces to counter numerous international threats and wars, be they the Israeli/Arab conflicts, Iran/Iraq War, the US hostage dramas, Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and the Coalition Campaign that followed, the years of blockade and, of course, the recent invasion of Iraq, overthrowing Saddam Hussein.
A Question of Freedom
Author: Dwayne Betts
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101133368
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
A unique prison narrative that testifies to the power of books to transform a young man's life At the age of sixteen, R. Dwayne Betts-a good student from a lower- middle-class family-carjacked a man with a friend. He had never held a gun before, but within a matter of minutes he had committed six felonies. In Virginia, carjacking is a "certifiable" offense, meaning that Betts would be treated as an adult under state law. A bright young kid, he served his nine-year sentence as part of the adult population in some of the worst prisons in the state. A Question of Freedom chronicles Betts's years in prison, reflecting back on his crime and looking ahead to how his experiences and the books he discovered while incarcerated would define him. Utterly alone, Betts confronts profound questions about violence, freedom, crime, race, and the justice system. Confined by cinder-block walls and barbed wire, he discovers the power of language through books, poetry, and his own pen. Above all, A Question of Freedom is about a quest for identity-one that guarantees Betts's survival in a hostile environment and that incorporates an understanding of how his own past led to the moment of his crime.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101133368
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
A unique prison narrative that testifies to the power of books to transform a young man's life At the age of sixteen, R. Dwayne Betts-a good student from a lower- middle-class family-carjacked a man with a friend. He had never held a gun before, but within a matter of minutes he had committed six felonies. In Virginia, carjacking is a "certifiable" offense, meaning that Betts would be treated as an adult under state law. A bright young kid, he served his nine-year sentence as part of the adult population in some of the worst prisons in the state. A Question of Freedom chronicles Betts's years in prison, reflecting back on his crime and looking ahead to how his experiences and the books he discovered while incarcerated would define him. Utterly alone, Betts confronts profound questions about violence, freedom, crime, race, and the justice system. Confined by cinder-block walls and barbed wire, he discovers the power of language through books, poetry, and his own pen. Above all, A Question of Freedom is about a quest for identity-one that guarantees Betts's survival in a hostile environment and that incorporates an understanding of how his own past led to the moment of his crime.
Second Strike
Author: Peter Kirsanow
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101985321
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Peter Kirsanow delivers a gripping, high-stakes thriller in which special operator Mike Garin faces off against a lethal Russian assassin--and a devious plot to wreak chaos in America. Within mere weeks of thwarting a cataclysmic electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack against the United States, Michael Garin, former leader of the elite Omega special operations unit, discovers that Russia has triggered an ingenious and catastrophic backup plan. Garin's efforts to warn the administration of the new attack, however, fall on deaf ears. No one believes the Russians would initiate another strike of such magnitude so soon. Without government support, Garin turns to three people for help: Congo Knox, a former Delta Force sniper; Dan Dwyer, the head of a sprawling military contracting firm; and Olivia Perry, an aide to the national security advisor. Yet Garin and his ad hoc team are checked at every turn by the formidable Russian assassin, Taras Bor, who is directed by an individual seemingly able to manipulate the highest reaches of the US government. As evidence mounts that the Russian plot has been set in motion and that Bor is pivotal to its success, it's up to Garin and his team to thwart an attack that will cause the death of millions and establish a new world order.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101985321
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Peter Kirsanow delivers a gripping, high-stakes thriller in which special operator Mike Garin faces off against a lethal Russian assassin--and a devious plot to wreak chaos in America. Within mere weeks of thwarting a cataclysmic electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack against the United States, Michael Garin, former leader of the elite Omega special operations unit, discovers that Russia has triggered an ingenious and catastrophic backup plan. Garin's efforts to warn the administration of the new attack, however, fall on deaf ears. No one believes the Russians would initiate another strike of such magnitude so soon. Without government support, Garin turns to three people for help: Congo Knox, a former Delta Force sniper; Dan Dwyer, the head of a sprawling military contracting firm; and Olivia Perry, an aide to the national security advisor. Yet Garin and his ad hoc team are checked at every turn by the formidable Russian assassin, Taras Bor, who is directed by an individual seemingly able to manipulate the highest reaches of the US government. As evidence mounts that the Russian plot has been set in motion and that Bor is pivotal to its success, it's up to Garin and his team to thwart an attack that will cause the death of millions and establish a new world order.
STORMING FREEDOM: Thunder Strike
Author: Konrad Karl Gatien
Publisher: IRPNovels
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Two rival families who have masterminded every Presidency in US history are locked in their bloodiest battle yet for the most devastating WMD.
Publisher: IRPNovels
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Two rival families who have masterminded every Presidency in US history are locked in their bloodiest battle yet for the most devastating WMD.
Saddam's Bombmaker
Author: Khidhir Hamza
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9780743211352
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
The author who spent twenty years developing Iraq's atomic weapon, recounts his life in Saddam Hussein's inner circle and his daring flight to the West. The book delves into the darkest corners of a regime ruled by a volatile, brutal leader, Dr. Hamza, the only defector who has lived to write a firsthand portrait of Iraq, also presents an unprecedented portrait of Saddam -- his drunken rages, his women, his cold-blooded murder of underlings, and his unrivaled power. If pushed to the wall, Saddam will use the bomb that Dr. Hamza helped create. This is an account of what he endured in Iraq to his harrowing flight across three continents and his first encounter with skeptical CIA agents who turned him away.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9780743211352
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
The author who spent twenty years developing Iraq's atomic weapon, recounts his life in Saddam Hussein's inner circle and his daring flight to the West. The book delves into the darkest corners of a regime ruled by a volatile, brutal leader, Dr. Hamza, the only defector who has lived to write a firsthand portrait of Iraq, also presents an unprecedented portrait of Saddam -- his drunken rages, his women, his cold-blooded murder of underlings, and his unrivaled power. If pushed to the wall, Saddam will use the bomb that Dr. Hamza helped create. This is an account of what he endured in Iraq to his harrowing flight across three continents and his first encounter with skeptical CIA agents who turned him away.