Thieves of Baghdad [electronic resource] : One Marine's Passion to Recover the World's Greatest Stolen Treasures
Bogdanos, Matthew2008
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Thieves of Baghdad is a riveting account of Colonel Matthew Bogdanos and his team's extraordinary efforts to recover over 5,000 priceless antiquities stolen from the Iraqi National Museum after the fall of Baghdad. A mixture of police procedural, treasure hunt, war-time thriller, and cold-eyed assessment of the international black market in stolen art, Thieves of Baghdad also explores the soul of a truly remarkable man: a soldier, a father, and a passionate, dedicated scholar.
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Author:
Bogdanos, Matthew, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2008
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
System details:
Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Matthew Bogdanos has been an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan since 1988. He holds both a law degree and a master's in classics from Columbia University, as well as a master's in Strategic Studies from the Army War College. Recalled to active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps after September 11, 2001, he received a Bronze Star for counter-terrorist operations in Afghanistan, and served several tours in Iraq. Upon his release from active duty, he will return to the D.A.'s office to head New York's first antiquities task force.
ISBN:
9781596919846
Language:
English
BRN:
2906326