Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. TABLE OF CONTENTS vii
3. 1 The Wrong Place 1
4. 2 The Mud House 6
5. 3 The Dry Mulberry 10
6. 4 One Drop of Blood 14
7. 5 The Tobacco Farm 18
8. 6 A Stray Black Dog 22
9. 7 Escape 26
10. 8 Saryas Camp 33
11. 9 Two Hotheaded Men 37
12. 10 Winds of Death 41
13. 11 The Second Camp 49
14. 12 Return 54
15. 13 Shining Shoes 58
16. 14 Revenge 64
17. 15 A Poisonous Legacy 70
18. 16 The Second Exodus 75
19. 17 Hunger 78
20. 18 The Wrong Colour 83
21. 19 Homemade Guns 87
22. 20 My First Words in English 93
23. 21 Shortwave Radio 104
24. 22 Meeting My Hero 110
25. 23 Looking for a Job 118
26. 24 One Spy Among Many 121
27. 25 The Last War 126
28. 26 Crossing a River 131
29. 27 Chasing the Front Line 138
30. 28 Thank You, Mr. Bush 145
31. 29 Thieves or American Allies? 152
32. 30 Inside Saddam’s House 158
33. 31 My First Time in Baghdad 162
34. 32 The Prison Town 166
35. 33 A Dream Come True 169
36. 34 Disturbing the Bones 174
37. 35 Marshes and Shrines 177
38. 36 Driving in the Wrong Country 182
39. 37 Smugglers Between Heaven and Hell 187
40. 38 Picking Up the Pieces 191
41. 39 They Came to Baghdad 195
42. 40 Feasting on Scraps 200
43. 41 The Honeymoon Ends 207
44. 42 My Name is Osama 211
45. 43 Silent Grief 216
46. 44 A Family Doomed 219
47. 45 From Insurgency to Civil War 223
48. 46 Wild Rabbits 228
49. 47 Settling Old Scores 232
50. 48 Back to Square One 236
51. 49 Lucky Survivor 243
52. 50 The Red Zone 246
53. 51 Out of the Ashes 254
54. 52 The Impending Split 260
55. Acknowledgements 267
56. Chronology of Historical Events 269
57. About the Author 277