The Spymaster of Baghdad
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F
ew books on the recent history of Iraq focus on Iraqis themselves, at least those published in the West. Look at any bookstore’s shelves and you will find countless books written by soldiers, statesmen, and spies from the various services and agencies of the United States. Some are powerful and poignant memoirs, others are “boys-own” action stories of SEALs (ever the quiet professionals) on raids taking down terrorists. There are even books about the heroics of the military working dogs who served alongside the soldiers and Marines on-the-ground.
The Spymaster of Baghdad | Margaret Coker | Dey Street Books | February 2021.