Making A Killing

Making A Killing

by James Ashcroft

"The Explosive Story of a Hired Gun in Iraq"

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Making A Killing Book Details

War:

Iraq War

Perspective:

PMC

True Story:

Yes

Biography:

Yes

Region:

Middle East

Page Count:

370

Published Date:

2011

ISBN13:

9780753547748

Making A Killing Book Description

In September 2003, James 'Ash' Ashcroft, a former British Infantry Captain, arrived in Iraq as a 'gun for hire'. It was the beginning of an 18-month journey into blood and chaos. In this action-packed page-turner, Ashcroft reveals the dangers of his adrenalin-fuelled life as a security contractor in Baghdad, where private soldiers outnumber non-US Coalition forces in a war that is slowly being privatised. From blow-by-blow accounts of days under mortar bombardment to revelations about life operating deep within the Iraqi community, Ashcroft shares the real, unsanitised story of the war in Iraq - and its aftermath - direct from the front line.