Overview

"""I was a prisoner before the war; I am no freer now after the war."" This memoir of an Iraqi soldier writing under a pseudonym uses ""red flags"" as a metaphor for military targets during his country's invasion by the United States in 2003. He recounts his involvement in Saddam Hussein's army under threat of execution, and says danger came as much from the suspicious Iraqi government as from American invaders. Even the fall of Baghdad and the Hussein government has not led to a better life for his people, whom he says are still divided by war."

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Author:   Amer Faris ,  Ibrahim El-Misri
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.286kg
ISBN:  

9780786442621

ISBN 10:   078644262
Pages:   201
Publication Date:   15 July 2009
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Foreword by Ibrahim El-Misri      Preface      PART I: A STORY OFWAR 1. Mazin and Ahmed      2. 111th Battalion, Air Defense Division      3. The Lambs of the Reeds      4. The Executed Man’s Brother      5. Radio Sawa      6. Red Flags      7. Top Secret      8. Radio Communication Set      9. Children Under Fire      10. It Is All Over      11. You Are Our Leader, Amer      12. The Escape      13. Homecoming      14. A Door Ajar      PART II: A DIARY OF OCCUPATION 15. Life in the Aftermath: April–May 2003      16. The Struggle for a New Iraq: May 2003–February 2005      17. Love, Chaos and a New Life: February 2005–April 2006      Index     

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After leaving the Iraqi army, Amer Faris helped form an organization to address human rights violations in Iraq, then worked with an American company to train Iraqi forces and came to the United States.

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