Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Join today and start reading your favorite books for Free!

Create Free Account

Thieves of Baghdad

William Patrick

3.4/5 ( ratings)

He's a spit-and-polish Marine, a competitive boxer, a classics scholar, and an assistant DA in Manhattan. New York tabloids call him "pit bull" for his relentless prosecution of high-profile defendants like Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs and the "baby-faced butchers" of Central Park. When Baghdad fell, Colonel Matthew Bogdanos was in southern Iraq, tracking down terrorist networks through their financing and weapons smuggling—until he heard about the looting of the museum. Immediately setting out across the desert with an elite group chosen from his multiagency task force, he risked his career and his life in pursuit of Iraq's most priceless treasures.
Thieves of Baghdad takes you from his family's flight to safety at Ground Zero on 9/11, to his mission to hunt down al-Qaeda terrorists in Afghanistan, and into the war-torn streets of Baghdad on the trail of antiquities. Colorful characters and double-dealing are the norm as Bogdanos tries to sort out what really happened during the chaos of war. We see his team going on raids and negotiating recoveries, blowing open safes and mingling in the marketplaces, and tracking down leads from Zurich and Amman to Lyons, London, and New York. In an investigation that led to the recovery of more than 5,000 priceless objects, complex threads intertwine, and the suspense mounts as the team works to locate the most sensational treasure of all, the treasure of Nimrud, a collection of gold jewelry and precious stones often called "Iraq's Crown Jewels."
A mixture of police procedural, treasure hunt, wartime thriller, and cold-eyed assessment of the connection between the antiquities trade and weapons smuggling, Thieves of Baghdad exposes sordid truths about the international art and antiquities market. It also explores the soul of a man who is equal parts hardened Marine, dedicated father, and passionate scholar. Most of all, it demonstrates that, in a culture as old as that of the Middle East, nothing is ever quite what it seems.

Language: English

Pages: 320

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA

Release: October 26, 2005

ISBN: 1582346453

ISBN 13: 9781582346458

Thieves of Baghdad

William Patrick

3.4/5 ( ratings)

He's a spit-and-polish Marine, a competitive boxer, a classics scholar, and an assistant DA in Manhattan. New York tabloids call him "pit bull" for his relentless prosecution of high-profile defendants like Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs and the "baby-faced butchers" of Central Park. When Baghdad fell, Colonel Matthew Bogdanos was in southern Iraq, tracking down terrorist networks through their financing and weapons smuggling—until he heard about the looting of the museum. Immediately setting out across the desert with an elite group chosen from his multiagency task force, he risked his career and his life in pursuit of Iraq's most priceless treasures.
Thieves of Baghdad takes you from his family's flight to safety at Ground Zero on 9/11, to his mission to hunt down al-Qaeda terrorists in Afghanistan, and into the war-torn streets of Baghdad on the trail of antiquities. Colorful characters and double-dealing are the norm as Bogdanos tries to sort out what really happened during the chaos of war. We see his team going on raids and negotiating recoveries, blowing open safes and mingling in the marketplaces, and tracking down leads from Zurich and Amman to Lyons, London, and New York. In an investigation that led to the recovery of more than 5,000 priceless objects, complex threads intertwine, and the suspense mounts as the team works to locate the most sensational treasure of all, the treasure of Nimrud, a collection of gold jewelry and precious stones often called "Iraq's Crown Jewels."
A mixture of police procedural, treasure hunt, wartime thriller, and cold-eyed assessment of the connection between the antiquities trade and weapons smuggling, Thieves of Baghdad exposes sordid truths about the international art and antiquities market. It also explores the soul of a man who is equal parts hardened Marine, dedicated father, and passionate scholar. Most of all, it demonstrates that, in a culture as old as that of the Middle East, nothing is ever quite what it seems.

Language: English

Pages: 320

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA

Release: October 26, 2005

ISBN: 1582346453

ISBN 13: 9781582346458

More books from William Patrick

Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Thieves of Baghdad: One Marine's Passion to Recover the World's Greatest Stolen Treasures

3.4/5 ( ratings)

The Next Pandemic: On the Front Lines Against Humankind's Gravest Dangers

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Don't Throw Away Tomorrow

Perpetual Wars: Special Relativity Series - Atlantean Gunnery Master

The Feminine Economy And Economic Man: Reviving The Role Of Family In The Postindustrial Age

Learning at the Speed of Light: How Online Education Got to Now

IBLCE Exam Prep: The International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners Practice Questions

FrameWork: Your 7-Step Program for Healthy Muscles, Bones, and Joints

Jane's Manual Quimico-Biologico

Damage

4 Dark Orphans: 4 Dark Tales (The Dark Orphans Collection Book 1)

The Collector: The Dark Orphans Collection

Spirals

Singurătate. Natura umană și nevoia de conexiune socială

In My Shoes

Rate this book!

Write a review?