Red Zone: Five Bloody Years in Baghdad

by Oliver Poole

A British reporter offers a first-hand account of daily life in Baghdad from 2003 to 2008 and provides a picture of his life as a working journalist in a war zone.

Genres: Nonfiction, Military History, War

336 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2009

Reviews

[James Aird]

This is a very interesting account from Oliver Poole, a seasoned journalist with extensive experience across Iraq. If the book focused more on the Red Zone in Baghdad specifically, I would give it 5 stars. The writing about life in Baghdad as a civilian journalist is so fascinating!

[Chris Rosenberg]

A interesting read

I really enjoyed reading this book. It gives you a very interesting and different angle on the war in Iraq. I would recommend to those interested in modern conflict.

[Ietrio]

The feel good story of the Westerner: about those savages, and how he saved some of them.

[Jeff Flotta]

Very enlightening. Don't go to Baghdad.