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Product Identifiers

PublisherMainstream Publishing Company, The Limited

ISBN-101845961765

ISBN-139781845961763

eBay Product ID (ePID)59951363

Product Key Features

Book TitleDeniable Agent-Undercover in Afghanistan

Number of Pages272 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2007

TopicMilitary / General, General, Penology

IllustratorYes

GenreTrue Crime, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History

AuthorColin Berry

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight17.9 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width6.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal355.343092

SynopsisAs far as Colin Berry's family were concerned, he'd gone to Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban to market low-cost modular housing. The truth was much more complicated. In fact, Berry, a former soldier, had been recruited by British intelligence to secretly buy back weapons systems which had been delivered to the Mujahideen during their struggle against the Soviets. His work involved reconnaissance missions to remote mountain villages where he was able to see first hand the ravaging effects of decades of warfare. Back in Kabul, his attempts to train local men to fight the Taliban came to a horrific end when their mission was compromised and they were massacred before they could reach their target. In February 2003, disillusioned with the work he was doing and concerned for his own security, Berry made preparations to leave the country. He was packing his bags when two armed Afghans showed up at his hotel room. He agreed to a final meeting but by the time it had finished both Afghans were dead and Berry himself was seriously wounded. In The Deniable Agent , Colin Berry gives a riveting insight into the covert world of intelligence. He also finally reveals the truth about what happened in the Intercontinental Hotel that night and how he spent nearly a year in a stinking Afghan jail., Revealing the truth about what happened in the Intercontinental Hotel and how Colin Berry spent nearly a year in a stinking Afghan jail, being beaten and tortured, this title criticises the efforts of the British Embassy in Kabul, and argues that they could have done much more to get Berry out.

LC Classification NumberHV8080.U5