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"'This diary of death and destruction radiates not just personality, but that elusive, lyrical honesty the existentialists used to call 'authenticity' Daily Telegraph"
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Newly repackaged edition of this controversial, action-packed insider's account of life on the Iraqi frontline
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This review is from: Making A Killing: The Explosive Story of a Hired Gun in Iraq (Hardcover)
Among the four books already published about security contractors in Iraq, this is for sure one of the best, if not the best. You'll get a picture of the atmosphere you sense in Baghdad, the mayhem and the comradeship. It's a well written book, I recommend it even for the final considerations about US foreign policy especially in Iraq. James Ashcroft tells you what Time, even criticizing the US foreign policy in Iraq, was not able to say: Bremer's awful mistakes, the gung ho people and the desk generals who ponder things the US way.
Buy this book and you'll not regret the money you spent.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Worth a punt...,
By A Gamer (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Making A Killing: The Explosive Story of a Hired Gun in Iraq (Hardcover)
When I started reading this book I immediately became suspicious of the "action sequences", they had a slightly hyped almost Hollywood ring to them. I made my mind up that this was going to be all gung ho and no substance. Thankfully I was wrong, as you move further into the book you start to get a picture of what it is like to live in a land who's culture is completely alien to ours. Reading about the friends made and lost gave this book more of a sentimental side that wasn't expected. I also have to admit that Ashcrofts perception as to why we went to war gave me something to think about. I'd recommend this book, its easy to pick up and hard to put down and although some parts may be "boys own", its definitely worth buying.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
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Reality from Iraq,
By JohnBM9 (Belgium) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Making A Killing: The Explosive Story of a Hired Gun in Iraq (Hardcover)
I read the book into the early hours of the morning.
The story is dramatically but modestly told, genuinely informative and overall, an excellent read. The author's observations and opinions, made to the american officers' audience, on pages 210-217, are the most suuccinctly stated comments on the reasons for the war I have read to date. This book is essential reading for those people wishing to make their own mind up.
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