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Blood Money - Stories Of An Ex-Recce's Missions In Iraq (Paperback) Loot Price: R236
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Blood Money - Stories Of An Ex-Recce's Missions In Iraq (Paperback)

Johan Raath

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A riveting, action-filled account that sheds light on the realities of working in a war-torn country, this is the first book on the war in Iraq by a South African.

Johan Raath and a security team were escorting American engineers to a power plant south of Baghdad when they were ambushed. He had first arrived in Iraq only two weeks before. This was a small taste of what was to come over the next 13 years while he worked there as a private military contractor (PMC). His mission? Not to wage war but to protect lives. Raath acted as a bodyguard for VIPs and, more often, engineers who were involved in construction projects to rebuild the country after the 2003 war. His physical and mental endurance was tested to the limit in his efforts to safeguard construction sites that were regularly subjected to mortar and suicide attacks. Key to his survival was his training as a Special Forces operator, or Recce.

Working in places called the Triangle of Death and driving on the ‘Hell Run’, Raath had numerous hair-raising experiences. As a trained combat medic he also helped to save people’s lives after two suicide bomb attacks on sites he then worked at.

General

Imprint: Jonathan Ball Publishers SA
Country of origin: South Africa
Release date: February 2018
Authors: Johan Raath
Dimensions: 230 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 978-1-86842-844-1
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Special & elite forces
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Peacekeeping operations
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Military life & institutions > Regiments
Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > General
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
Books > Local Author Showcase > Politics
LSN: 1-86842-844-3
Barcode: 9781868428441

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