| Big Boy Rules: America's Mercenaries Fighting in Iraq Contributor(s): Fainaru, Steve (Author) |
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ISBN: 0306818388 ISBN-13: 9780306818387 Publisher: Da Capo Press OUR PRICE: $20.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 Annotation: "Washington Post" reporter Fainaru traveled with several groups of security contractors to find out what motivates them to put their lives in danger every day. What emerges is a searing, revealing, and sometimes darkly funny look at the men who live and work on the battlefields of Iraq. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Iraq War (2003-2011) - Business & Economics | Government & Business |
| Dewey: 355.354 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.42" W x 9.03" (0.76 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Steve Fainaru comes an unforgettable journey into Iraq's parallel war--a world filled with tens of thousands of armed men roaming Iraq with impunity, doing jobs the military can't or won't do. Fainaru reveals in gritty and shocking detail what drives these men to do the world's most dangerous work. |