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The spymaster of Baghdad, the untold story of the elite intelligence cell that turned the tide against ISIS, Margaret Coker

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The spymaster of Baghdad

Margaret Coker

the untold story of the elite intelligence cell that turned the tide against ISIS

The Spymaster of Baghdad is the gripping story of the Falcons: the top-secret Iraqi intelligence unit that infiltrated the Islamic State. Against the backdrop of the most brutal conflict of recent decades, we chart the spymaster's struggle to develop the unit; follow the fraught relationship of two of his agents, the al-Sudani brothers - one undercover in ISIS, the other his handler - and track a disillusioned scientist as she turns bomb-maker. With unprecedented access to characters on all sides, Pulitzer Prize-finalist Margaret Coker challenges the conventional view that western coalition forces defeated ISIS and reveals a page-turning story of unlikely heroes, unbelievable courage and good old-fashioned spycraft

Blessings of an Oldest Child -- A Chance for Freedom -- Breaking with the Past -- Return of the Exiles -- Ache for Paradise -- Murder Capital of the World -- Education of a Radical -- Building a Cover Story -- Learning From Misinformation -- Hunting for Prey -- Living Your Best Life -- Alone in the Wilderness -- Awakening the Beast -- War Hits Home -- Volunteering for Danger -- Launching the Mission -- Inside the Lion's Den -- Caught in a Trap -- Coming Home Again -- Racing Against Time -- Stretched to the Breaking Point -- Unraveling

Untold story of the elite intelligence cell that turned the tide against ISIS