Follows the life of the abused, fatherless child through "his transition as a youthful agitator to a cunning politician and powerful member of the Baathist party...We follow the birth of Pan Arabism and the eruption of hostility toward the domination of the Middle East by Western powers...We see, too, the complex political, religious, and ethnic hostilities that have allowed him not only to rise but to stay in power"--Flyleaf.
Presents a retelling of the ancient Sumerian tale about the youngest of eight brothers, Lugalbanda, who is caught up in an ill-advised war and uses his wits and courage and eventually becomes king.
Presents an English translation of the diary entries of nineteen-year-old Thura Al-Windawi, the oldest daughter in a middle-class Shia Muslim family living in Baghdad, in which she shares her thoughts, emotions, and experiences throughout the war in Iraq, from March 15 through June 2003.
Presents a historical background on the Kurds while looking at controversies surrounding the group's treatment by Iraq and Turkey and whether the Kurds should be granted an independent state, and features four personal narratives.
my tales from the training ground to the battlefield with elite Navy SEAL canines
Ritland, Mike
2013
Provides an inside look at the dogs that serve as highly trained K9 warriors doing detection and apprehension work in battlefield conditions as elite Navy SEAL canines, with anecdotes from the author's experience as a Navy SEAL and a trainer and supplier of working and protection dogs.
Examines how the United States attempted to change the history of the Middle East, profiling the people and ideas that influenced the Bush administration's war policy.
Addresses the political, social, and historical events that led to the upheaval within the nation of Iraq, and examines the Baath Party, Shiite and Kurdish opposition movements, economic crisis, and democratic transition.
Detailed essays, extensive photos, and informative sidebars describe life in ancient Sumer, showing the results of significant archaeological digs; also includes a time line and a bibliography.
