Thieves of Baghdad : one marine's passion for ancient civilizations and the journey to recover the world's greatest stolen treasures / Matthew Bogdanos with William Patrick.
By: Bogdanos, Matthew
Contributor(s): Patrick, William
Publisher: New York, NY : Bloomsbury, 2005.Description: 302 p., [22] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.ISBN: 1582346453 (hardcover); 9781582346458Subject(s): Mathaf al-'Irāqī | Iraq War, 2003- -- Destruction and pillage | Iraq War, 2003- -- Personal narratives, American | Archaeological thefts -- Iraq | Art thefts -- Iraq | Iraq -- AntiquitiesDDC classification: 956.704431 | Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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British Museum | Middle East | Shelves | CRATE 22 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 54060000206671 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [300]-302).
In medias res -- Pattern recognition -- Hector's ghost -- A visit to the underworld -- Mobilization -- The irrational tenth -- Exfiltration and infiltration -- Babylon -- Life among the ruins -- Keeping heads -- Beware the rabbit in a rage -- Of hammered gold -- What does military duty look like? -- It's all about the price -- Whatever remains.