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Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo

Lawrence Anthony

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When the Iraq war began, conservationist Lawrence Anthony could think of only one thing: the fate of the Baghdad Zoo, caught in the crossfire at the heart of the city. Once Anthony entered Iraq, he discovered that hostilities and uncontrolled looting had devastated the zoo and its animals. Working with members of the zoo staff and a few compassionate U.S. soldiers, Anthony defended the zoo, bartered for food on war-torn streets, and scoured bombed palaces for desperately needed supplies.

Babylon's Ark chronicles Anthony's hair-raising efforts to save a pride of Saddam's lions, close a deplorable black-market zoo, run ostriches through shoot-to-kill checkpoints, and rescue the dictator's personal herd of Thoroughbred Arabian horses.

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Pages:: pages

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Publisher:: Thomas Dunne Books

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Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0312358326

ISBN13:: 9780312358327

kindle Asin:: B003JH86L6

Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo

Lawrence Anthony

4.32/5 (3320 ratings)

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When the Iraq war began, conservationist Lawrence Anthony could think of only one thing: the fate of the Baghdad Zoo, caught in the crossfire at the heart of the city. Once Anthony entered Iraq, he discovered that hostilities and uncontrolled looting had devastated the zoo and its animals. Working with members of the zoo staff and a few compassionate U.S. soldiers, Anthony defended the zoo, bartered for food on war-torn streets, and scoured bombed palaces for desperately needed supplies.

Babylon's Ark chronicles Anthony's hair-raising efforts to save a pride of Saddam's lions, close a deplorable black-market zoo, run ostriches through shoot-to-kill checkpoints, and rescue the dictator's personal herd of Thoroughbred Arabian horses.

Format:

Pages:: pages

Publication:

Publisher:: Thomas Dunne Books

Edition:

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0312358326

ISBN13:: 9780312358327

kindle Asin:: B003JH86L6

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