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Bad Days in Basra: My Turbulent Time as Britain´s Man in Southern Iraq
Hilary Synnott
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Description for Bad Days in Basra: My Turbulent Time as Britain´s Man in Southern Iraq
Hardback. Tells the story of the author's time as Britain's most senior representative in Southern Iraq, trying to keep the region together as the rest of the country descended in to murderous violence. This book provides a portrait of the absurdities of life inside the occupying coalition. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLX; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 624.
The phonecall came from out of the blue, just when Sir Hilary Synnott was looking forward to retirement after helping steer India and Pakistan back from the verge of nuclear war. It's about Iraq. We need a King of the South... Bad Days in Basra is the story of Synnott's time as Britain's most senior representative in Southern Iraq, trying to keep the region together as the rest of the country descended in to murderous violence. By turns wryly comic, revealing and heart-breaking, it offers a never seen before glimpse in to the high politics of the occupation. ... Read more
The phonecall came from out of the blue, just when Sir Hilary Synnott was looking forward to retirement after helping steer India and Pakistan back from the verge of nuclear war. It's about Iraq. We need a King of the South... Bad Days in Basra is the story of Synnott's time as Britain's most senior representative in Southern Iraq, trying to keep the region together as the rest of the country descended in to murderous violence. By turns wryly comic, revealing and heart-breaking, it offers a never seen before glimpse in to the high politics of the occupation. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845117061
SKU
V9781845117061
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About Hilary Synnott
Sir Hilary Synnott was the British diplomat responsible for running Southern Iraq for the CPA, reporting directly to Paul Bremer. A source for many newspaper articles and documentaries about Iraq, here he goes on record for the first time about his experiences. He has had a rich and varied career. Before joining the diplomatic service he spent eleven years in ... Read more
Reviews for Bad Days in Basra: My Turbulent Time as Britain´s Man in Southern Iraq
occupation. His inside view of the difficulties of handling Iraq's powerful Shia militias and the tense relationships that Britain's 'softly softly' approach created with the Americans offers an important new insight into the Iraq war . Jonathan Steele A compelling picture of the administrative turmoil after Saddam Hussein was ousted. Hilary Synnott was one of a number of resourceful, ... Read more