My Friend the Mercenary - Hardcover

Brabazon, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0802119751 ISBN 13: 9780802119759

Publisher: Grove Pr, 2011

Synopsis

A dramatic behind-the-lines account of the Liberian rebel attempt to seize control of the country from president Charles Taylor’s troops describes the backgrounds of the author’s acquaintances, the violent environments they endured and their harrowing arrest.

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Review:

"'An outstanding memoir about the power of friendship in the morally complex theatre of war. James Brabazon is a fearless reporter and a brutally honest narrator. I couldn't put this book down." (ANDY MCNAB)

"James Brabazon has written a fully-adrenalized book about civil war, mercenaries and the tiny margins by which fate determines the course of one's life. He is not only a beautiful writer but an incredibly brave reporter, and this book reflects both brilliantly. I was also in the Liberian civil war in 2003 - on the other side - and I remember hearing that there was this crazy Brit who was running with the rebels as they advanced on the capital. Brabazon's account of an attempted coup by friends of his in Equatorial Guinea is a classic story of intrigue, greed and violence in one of the most dysfunctional countries in the world." (SEBASTIAN JUNGER)

"Compelling." (Sunday Times)

"Intriguing." (Spectator)

"Brabazon's book is alarmingly frank...it is a compelling insight into a devastated region that is the playground of rapacious warlords, western intelligence agents and opportunistic businessmen." (Sunday Business Post)

"intriguing" (Spectator)

Book Description:

A first-hand account of the most infamous coup attempt in recent history - and of what it takes to be a friend and survivor

About this edition

• Publisher: Grove Pr
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0802119751
• ISBN 13: 9780802119759
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 457