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.
| ISBN: | 9780753512340 |
| Publication date: | 5th July 2007 |
| Author: | James Ashcroft |
| Publisher: | Virgin Books an imprint of Ebury Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 368 pages |
| Genres: |
True war and combat stories Middle Eastern history War and defence operations Military history |