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Thieves of Baghdad : one marine's passion for ancient civilizations and the journey to recover the world's greatest stolen treasures

Bogdanos, Matthew (Author). Patrick, William, 1948- (Added Author).
Book  - 2005
956.704431 Bog
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Subject
Matḥaf al-ʻIrāqī.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Destruction and pillage.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Personal narratives, American.
Archaeological thefts > Iraq.
Thieves > Iraq.
Iraq > Antiquities.
  • ISBN: 9781582346458
  • ISBN: 1582346453
  • ISBN: 9780739470763
  • Physical Description print
    vi unnumbered pages, 302 pages, 22 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
  • Edition First U.S. edition.
  • Publisher New York, NY : Bloomsbury Pub., 2005.

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General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note: In medias res -- Pattern recognition -- Hector's ghost -- A visit to the underworld -- Mobilization -- The irrational tenth -- Exfiltration & 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.