The Bremer Detail
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The Bremer Detail

Protecting the Most Threatened Man in the World

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eBook - ePub

The Bremer Detail

Protecting the Most Threatened Man in the World

About this book

From the NYT bestselling author of The 13th Valley and a high-level private security contractor who worked in Iraq just after the fall of Saddam Hussein, this action-packed memoir now has updated photographs and a new foreword by Ken Herbert, Blackwater's Operations Manager for Ambassador L. Paul Bremer's Security Detail. The Iraqi insurgency was powerful, and the stakes were high. But one man, Frank Gallagher, was determined to protect Paul Bremer, the president's envoy to Iraq.Bremer banned the Ba'ath party and dismantled the Iraqi army, which made him the prime target for dozens of insurgent and terrorist groups. Blackwater security expert Frank Gallagher and a team of former Marines, SEALs, and other defense professionals arrived just as Baghdad was set to explode.In his fascinating memoir, Gallagher shares an intimate look at the high-level private security contracting business and his experiences protecting Bremer during his grueling days in Iraq.This thrilling book includes: The courage to face 16-hour days and intense security operationsAn emotional look into the dangers of being a private security contractor as Bremer and the men who guarded him faced death dailyThe experience of being part of the Blackwater response to the insurgencyExperience the high-stakes reality of Iraq during the war with Frank Gallagher's gripping memoir.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Foreword
  8. Prelude
  9. Thursday, 21 July 2003
  10. 21 July 2003
  11. Moyock, NC
  12. August 2003
  13. September 2003—Boots on the Ground
  14. October 2003—The Little Birds Arrive
  15. November 2003
  16. 6 December 2003
  17. 13 December 2003
  18. January 2004
  19. February 2004
  20. March 2004
  21. April 2004—Najaf
  22. May 2004
  23. June 2004
  24. Afterword
  25. Acknowledgments
  26. About the Authors
  27. Praise for The Bremer Detail