{"product_id":"baghdad-bound-an-interpreters-chronicles-of-the-iraq-war-paperback","title":"Baghdad Bound: An Interpreter's Chronicles of the Iraq War - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMohamed Fadel Fahmy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As the advent of an attack on Iraq approaches, a young Egyptian man working in the Gulf decides to take up a freelance job as a field translator for the L.A. Times and unsuspectingly embarks on an electrifying roller-coaster ride from Kuwait City to Baghdad. What was to happen to him and his team for the following three months is documented in his book \u003cb\u003eBaghdad Bound\u003c\/b\u003e. This is a gripping account of the remarkable events that he witnessed before and during the Iraq War: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe danger of frontline reporting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dodging bullets and translating between reporters and Iraqis, the author recounts in detail the escape of BBC, CBC, Newsweek, and other news network crews from the Iraqi border after the threat of being besieged by a group of disgruntled and armed locals. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe devastation of the lives of Iraqi civilians\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From Basra to Baghdad, a direct look at the horror of living in fear of coalition bombs as well as Saddam loyalists. The author begins to understand their psychological trauma after a first-hand look at casualties of war and along the way, discovers the real face of the Ba'athi regime. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe aftermath\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In a lawless land, chaos reigns supreme as Iraqis, coalition forces and journalists struggle to make sense of post-war Iraq. The author recounts the mayhem of looting and rubs shoulders with Shi'a leaders and Iraqi exiles like Ahmed Chalabi vying for power while Saddam is on the loose. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Of all the books that have been published about the Iraq War, \u003cb\u003eBaghdad Bound\u003c\/b\u003e is a first. A mosaic of thrilling untold stories from the theatre of war, it is an earnest and unique collection of the action-packed memoirs of an Arab interpreter who finds himself caught in an intricate web involving the CIA, the L.A. Times, and Iraqis of various walks of life. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Here is a raw view of the war through the eyes of a regular man who stumbled into a defining chapter of modern history...\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 16, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53400024744301,"sku":"9781412019118","price":30.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/VUVPVEY2ZFN6OVgyVU9vM0t3VEJTdz09.webp?v=1780426877","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/baghdad-bound-an-interpreters-chronicles-of-the-iraq-war-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}