Item details: Thieves of Baghdad : one marine's passion for ancient civilizations and the journey to recover the world's greatest stolen treasures - 5039577

Thieves of Baghdad : one marine's passion for ancient civilizations and the journey to recover the world's greatest stolen treasures

text Thieves of Baghdad : one marine's passion for ancient civilizations and the journey to recover the world's greatest stolen treasures

Bogdanos, Matthew.

Summary: Colonel Matthew Bogdanos recounts his family's experiences at Ground Zero on September 11, his missions to hunt down al-Qaeda terrorists in Afghanistan, and the investigation that led him to the discovery of more than five thousand priceless objects in Iraq.

Contents: In medias res -- Pattern recognition -- Hector's ghost -- A visit to the underworld -- Mobilization -- The irrational tenth -- Exfiltration and infiltration -- Babylon -- Life among the ruins -- Keeping heads -- Beware the rabbit in a rage -- Of h... Read more

Format: text

Description: 302 p., [22] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.

Publisher: Bloomsbury Pub. 2005

Library	Location	Status
Woodmere (Main Branch)	956.7044 BOG in Adult Non-fiction	Available

Library	Location	Status
TADL-WOOD	956.7044 BOG in Adult Non-fiction	Available

Iraq War, 2003- Destruction and pillage Iraq War, 2003- Personal narratives, American Archaeological thefts Iraq Iraq Antiquities Matḥaf al-ʻIrāqī. Thieves Iraq

Bogdanos, Matthew. Patrick, William Matḥaf al-ʻIrāqī.

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