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	title:	The Boys from Baghdad: From the Foreign Legion to the Killing Fields of Iraq
	author:	Simon Low
	format:	Paperback
	publisher:	Mainstream Publishing
	released:	June 5, 2008
	isbn:	1845963490
	isbn-13:	9781845963491

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Customer Reviews
Gripping, unembellished, honest story - Rated Excellent read and I finished it in three nights. An ex-SAS friend said that 'it looks honest, unlike many books'. I agreed 100%. I know Simon a little from Algeria in 2000, when he arranged the security for the oil company. Hopefully, there will be another book with more of his Legion days. Good luck, Mate! Good - Rated Interesting and well written. A lot of action. Some of it (and the tension built) happening in the head of the author (options, threats, worse scenarios...). There is humour. It is British. The time spent in the Legion is interestingly told. The only annoying thing I found about the book is the French language(a lot of mistakes in the expressions used in the book). Recommended. PS: Do not make a mistake and read "Highway to Hell", "Making a Killing" and "Boys from Baghdad" in one go. All are very good. And...kind of similar. You will get confused at the end. Badly written - Rated A not particularly interesting account of life as a mercenary (oh yes you are!) in Iraq. Worse, the book is disjointed and, at an estimated cliche or weak joke every other sentence, soon becomes irritating to read. It seems like somebody's letters to their army mates. very good read - Rated This book had me hooked from page one. Exciting stuff and seems to be quite an honest account. I've read alot of books on Iraq now and this is good 'O'. not really getting political or high brow more sort of one mans adventure out there. the Legion fighting stories in Africa are good but would have liked more of it. Good book. Ok but..... - Rated I have a couple of ..... not complaints but more....dislikes. 1. There is far too much wibbling on about the Foreign Legion and not enough about Iraq. 2. The paper this book is printed on is thick low quality. The paper acts as padding and the foreign legion stories (not that good) do as well. HOWEVER....this is a good book to read. Accessible english, simplisticly put with good sense of visualisation. So I loved the sotry, liked the author but in all honesty he needs to put a bit more effort into the book and produce something a little better. He could obviously be another 'Andy mcNab'. Been there, seen it, now use the experience for fiction.

Customer Reviews

Gripping, unembellished, honest story - Rated 4/5
Excellent read and I finished it in three nights. An ex-SAS friend said that 'it looks honest, unlike many books'. I agreed 100%. I know Simon a little from Algeria in 2000, when he arranged the security for the oil company. Hopefully, there will be another book with more of his Legion days. Good luck, Mate!

Good - Rated 5/5
Interesting and well written. A lot of action. Some of it (and the tension built) happening in the head of the author (options, threats, worse scenarios...). There is humour. It is British. The time spent in the Legion is interestingly told.

The only annoying thing I found about the book is the French language(a lot of mistakes in the expressions used in the book).

Recommended.

PS: Do not make a mistake and read "Highway to Hell", "Making a Killing" and "Boys from Baghdad" in one go. All are very good. And...kind of similar. You will get confused at the end.

Badly written - Rated 2/5
A not particularly interesting account of life as a mercenary (oh yes you are!) in Iraq. Worse, the book is disjointed and, at an estimated cliche or weak joke every other sentence, soon becomes irritating to read. It seems like somebody's letters to their army mates.

very good read - Rated 5/5
This book had me hooked from page one. Exciting stuff and seems to be quite an honest account. I've read alot of books on Iraq now and this is good 'O'. not really getting political or high brow more sort of one mans adventure out there. the Legion fighting stories in Africa are good but would have liked more of it. Good book.

Ok but..... - Rated 4/5
I have a couple of ..... not complaints but more....dislikes.
1. There is far too much wibbling on about the Foreign Legion and not enough about Iraq.
2. The paper this book is printed on is thick low quality.

The paper acts as padding and the foreign legion stories (not that good) do as well.

HOWEVER....this is a good book to read. Accessible english, simplisticly put with good sense of visualisation. So I loved the sotry, liked the author but in all honesty he needs to put a bit more effort into the book and produce something a little better. He could obviously be another 'Andy mcNab'. Been there, seen it, now use the experience for fiction.

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