| Fear Up Harsh: An Army Interrogator's Dark Journey Through Iraq Contributor(s): Lagouranis, Tony (Author), Mikaelian, Allen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0451223152 ISBN-13: 9780451223159 Publisher: Dutton Caliber OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2008 Annotation: A U.S. Army interrogator breaks the silence about prisoner abuse in places like Abu Ghraib and Fallujah in this unflinching firsthand account of how he struggled with his own conscience and ultimately stepped forward to publicly denounce these tactics. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Military - History | Military - Iraq War (2003-2011) - History | Military - United States |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.51" W x 8.87" (0.63 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Something really bad happened here. So begins Army interrogator Tony Lagouranis's first briefing at Abu Ghraib. While Lagouranis's training stressed the rules of the Geneva Conventions, once in Iraq, he discovered that pushing the legal limits of interrogation was encouraged. Under orders, he-along with numerous other soldiers-abused and terrorized Iraqis by adding enhancements like dogs, hypothermia, and other techniques to Fear Up Harsh-the official tactic designed to frighten prisoners into revealing information. And he saw others do far worse. The first Army interrogator to publicly step forward and break the silence surrounding these tactics, Lagouranis reveals what went on in Iraqi prisons- raising crucial questions about American conduct abroad. |
