Thieves of Baghdad one Marine's passion to recover the world's greatest stolen treasures
| Main Author: | Bogdanos, Matthew. |
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| Other Authors: | Patrick, William, 1948- |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, NY :
Bloomsbury Pub. : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers,
2006.
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| Item Description: |
"With a new afterword by the author"--Cover. |
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| Physical Description: |
335 p. ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-311) and index. |
| ISBN: |
1596911468 9781596911468 |
| Author Notes: |
Matthew Bogdanos has been an assistant district attorney in Manhattan since 1988. A colonel in the Marine Reserves, middleweight boxer, and native New Yorker, he holds a degree in classics from Bucknell University, a law degree and a master's degree in Classical Studies from Columbia University, and a master's degree in Strategic Studies from the Army War College. Recalled to active duty after September 11, 2001, he received a Bronze Star for counterterrorist operations in Afghanistan, and then served two tours in Iraq. Released back into the reserves in October 2005, he returned to the DA's Office and continues the hunt for stolen antiquities. |