A Fist in the Hornet's Nest: On the Ground in Baghdad Before, During & After the War

by Richard Engel

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Determined to deliver the whole Middle East story, ABC news reporter Engel moved to Cairo in 1996, having learnt street' Arabic. Then in order to dig himself even deeper into the complicated power-keg of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, he settled in Jerusalem. As Iraq enters its post-war phase and the Gulf region continues to dominate the news, Engel's analytical and anecdotal account cuts through the spin of big budget news reporting to tell it like it is, from the point of view of show more someone on the ground who is in touch with the reality of what is happening.' show less

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I really like Richard Engle's reporting from the front in Iraq, and saw an interview for his new book, "War Journal, My Five Years in Iraq". Since it has not yet been released in a Kindle version, I bought this book. I read it in 2 days as I could not put it down. It shows the country in the pre-war time and during the war. I highly recomend this book for a personal, first hand view of the real Iraq.
Good read about the Iraq Gulf War II from the perspective of a journalist who was there. Covers a brief picture of his career beforehand, preparations before the war, circumstances during and an overview of after. A good read both from an entertainment and learning perspective.
About the Iraq war. He was in Bagdad through the beginning of the war and this gives his account. Interesting read.

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Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, Politics and Government
DDC/MDS
956.70443History & geographyHistory of AsiaMiddle East Asia: Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, JordanIraq1920-1979-1991-
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DS79.76 .E54History of Europe, Asia, Africa and OceaniaAsiaHistory of Asia
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