The story of one man's escape from one of the harshest regimes of the modern era. At the age of 17, Lewis Alsamari was conscripted into the Iraqi Army, where he was selected for Saddam's elite, top secret intelligence service. Lewis, however, managed to escape to the UK, where he had spent part of his childhood.
The Incredible True Story of One Man's Journey to Freedom
An Iraqi-born actor raised in England describes how a visit to his homeland led to his being conscripted into the Iraqi army and selected for Saddam's elite intelligence service, driving him to make a desperate escape from his native land, only to be forced to make a dangerous decision to rescue his imprisoned family and bring them to safety. 30,000 first printing.