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Warlord by Ilario Pantano

Warlord

No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy

by Ilario Pantano

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  • Jun 2006, 416 pages
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This is the powerful true story of the Marine lieutenant who, having fought for his country in the first Gulf War, went on to professional success in finance, only to be compelled to reenlist in the wake of 9/11. Leaving behind an ex-model wife and two children, he served once again in Iraq -- and was charged by the U.S. military with murder.

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"Good courtroom drama, excellent war reporting, and absorbing psychology"-Booklist

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