1001 Nights in the Iraqi Army: The true story of a Chicago Student held as a POW by the Americans During Desert Storm
1001 Nights in the Iraqi Army: The true story of a Chicago Student held as a POW by the Americans During Desert Storm
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Book Description
Shant, a high school senior, returns to Iraq, the land of his birth, to visit his father and other family members. He is conscripted into the Iraqi military when Saddam Hussein launches war against neighboring Iran in 1980. He remains in the country and is forced to join the military once again when Iraq invades Kuwait, where he becomes a POW, held by the Americans.
About the Author
Shant Kenderian received his undergraduate degree in engineering in Baghdad. He later completed a Ph.D. in the United States, where he joined a NASA team in the aftermath of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster to investigate the cause of the disaster and make improvements. He is a happily married family man. September 8, 2002, he became an American citizen.
1001 Nights in the Iraqi Army: The true story of a Chicago Student held as a POW by the Americans During Desert Storm,Shant Kenderian,BookSurge Publishing,1419619055,Biography & Autobiography,Biography/Autobiography,Military - General,Religious,Biography & Autobiography / General
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