Book description
Thieves of Baghdad
is a riveting account of Colonel Matthew Bogdanos and his team's
extraordinary efforts to recover over 5,000 priceless antiquities stolen
from the Iraqi National Museum after the fall of Baghdad. A mixture of
police procedural, treasure hunt, war-time thriller, and cold-eyed
assessment of the international black market in stolen art, Thieves of
Baghdad also explores the soul of a truly remarkable man: a soldier, a
father, and a passionate, dedicated scholar.
Matthew
Bogdanos has been an assistant district attorney in Manhattan
since 1988. A colonel in the Marine Reserves, middleweight boxer, and
native New Yorker, he holds a degree in classics from Bucknell
University, a law degree and a master's degree in Classical Studies
from Columbia University, and a master's degree in Strategic Studies
from the Army War College. Recalled to active duty after September 11,
2001, he received a Bronze Star for counterterrorist operations in
Afghanistan, and then served two tours in Iraq. Released back into the
reserves in October 2005, he returned to the DA's Office and continues
the hunt for stolen antiquities.
