Bogdanos, Matthew

Thieves of Baghdad : one marine's passion for ancient civilizations and the journey to recover the world's greatest stolen treasures / Matthew Bogdanos with William Patrick - 1st U.S. ed. - New York, NY : Bloomsbury Pub. : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers , 2005. - 335 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-311) and index.

In medias res -- Pattern recognition -- Hector's ghost -- A visit to the underworld -- Mobilization -- The irrational tenth -- Exfiltration and infiltration -- Babylon -- Life among the ruins -- Keeping heads -- Beware the rabbit in a rage -- Of hammered gold -- What does military duty look like? -- It's all about the price -- Whatever remains.

9781596911468

2005027652


Mathaf al-Iraqi


Iraq war, 2003-
Iraq War, 2003---Personal narratives, American
Archaeological thefts
Antiquities

DS79.76 / .B635 2005

956.7044 BOG