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Hardcover.
Aged 17, Lewis Alsamari was conscripted into the Iraqi army. Things went from bad to worse once his superiors discovered his ability to speak English, and Lewis was selected for Saddam's elite, top secret intelligence service, an offer he literally could not refuse. This left him with only one option - to escape from his native land, leaving his family behind him...Going under the wire of the army compound where he was posted, Lewis was shot in the leg, making his escape - which required a gruelling journey in disguise across the desert at night with a group of Bedouin, ... Read more
Aged 17, Lewis Alsamari was conscripted into the Iraqi army. Things went from bad to worse once his superiors discovered his ability to speak English, and Lewis was selected for Saddam's elite, top secret intelligence service, an offer he literally could not refuse. This left him with only one option - to escape from his native land, leaving his family behind him...Going under the wire of the army compound where he was posted, Lewis was shot in the leg, making his escape - which required a gruelling journey in disguise across the desert at night with a group of Bedouin, ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Bantam Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Dustjacket
Yes
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780593058237
SKU
KNW0009132
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Lewis Alsamari
Lewis Alsamari was born in Iraq and spent a few years of early childhood in the UK. He is now an actor and recently stared in Paul Greengrass's massively acclaimed film, United 93, in which he plays the lead Al Qaeda hijacker. He now lives in north London with his mother and near his sister.
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