Revolution Day : The Human Story of the Battle for Iraq

by Rageh Omaar

Revolution The Human Story of the Battle for Iraq

Genres: History, Politics, Journalism, War, Nonfiction

Hardcover

First published March 4, 2004

Reviews

[Trevor]

This is the story of the last few days before Gulf War 2 begins.

Rageh is in Baghdad reporting on the increasingly likely chance of war and invasion.

As the bombing stars Rageh is reporting live around Baghdad, including on the American attack on the Palestine Hotel.

A well written account that doesn't waffle and asks some interesting questions about the war.

[Luke]

A really thought-provoking and emotional read. The writing flowed well, almost like fiction, and I often found myself losing track of time while reading. Rageh Omaar empathetically conveys the reality of life for civilians both before, during and after the US-UK occupation, and clearly deeply feels for all the people he met and friends he made during his time there. I was a child when the invasion took place and so only ever had surface level knowledge of what happened; as such, reading this book was a real eye-opener for me. Thank you, Rageh, for helping me to understand better and for writing this much needed account of the people this war was supposed to be about.

[Hannah]

A really interesting piece of journalism and a close and intimate look at a period of recent history about which my knowledge was previously very limited. It really brought home to human cost of the Iraq War, while also placing the stories of ordinary people into an international context.

[Irfan]

Terrific journalism.

[Richard Collins]

An intreguing insight into the world and lifestyle of this respected broadcast journalist.