Search Results for ‘Iraq’, ‘Travel Writing & Other Literature’ - 6 matches found

Among the Mountains: Travels Through Asia

Wilfred Thesiger, arguably last century's greatest explorer, recalls his travels among the mountain ranges of Asia. Although he originally wanted it to be a book of photographs, his diaries contained...

Bad Lands

Tony Wheeler, founder of Lonely Planet, travelled through some of the world’s most repressive and dangerous regimes. Wheeler says, “When Mr Bush produced his ‘Axis of Evil’ list, my first thought was...

Occupational Hazards

Now available in paperback with an additional epilogue, Rory Stewart's "Occupational Hazards" is a must-read account of the first few years of the occupation of Iraq from within its governing structures...

Guide for U.S. Forces Serving in Iraq (1943)

“American success or failure in Iraq may well depend on whether the Iraqis like American soldiers or not. It may not be quite that simple. But then again it could.”
This advice for American soldiers...

A Hundred And One Days: A Baghdad Journal

In January 2003 Asne Seierstad entered Baghdad on a ten-day visa. She was to stay for over three months, reporting on the war and its aftermath.
A Hundred and One Days is her compelling account is her...

Misadventure in the Middle East: Travels as Tramp, Artist & Spy

British artist Henry Hemming set out in a pick-up truck called Yasmine to begin an extraordinary journey through the Middle East post-9/11.
Unsure how he’d make enough money to even stay on the road...