9780802129079 - Long Shot: The Inside Story of the Kurdish Snipers Who Broke Isis von Azad (17 Ergebnisse)

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Ex Libris copy. May have library stickers and plastic covering. Good Clean copy. Minimal signs of wear.

hardcover. Zustand: Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. A solid tight used copy, has some previous owner's jots on last oage.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, 253 pgs, maps, photo illustrations. Red cloth with blue, gilt titled spine. First edition / first printing. Dust Jacket as issued. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Fine; Interior is clean and tight. Unclipped DJ is near fine in mylar sleeve. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: "In LONG SHOT, Azad Cudi tells the inside story of how the Kurdish forces fought nine months of bloody street battles against the Islamic State. Vastly outnumbered, the Kurds would have to kill the jihadis one by one, and Azad takes readers on a harrowing journey behind rebel frontlines to reveal the sniper unit s essential role in fighting, and eventually defeating, ISIS. Weaving the brutal events of war with personal and political reflection, Azad meditates on the incalculable price of victory; the permanent effects of war on the body and mind; the devastating death of six of his closest comrades; the loss of hundreds of volunteers who died in battle. But as Azad explains, these were sacrifices that saved not only a city but a people and their land. Rojava was freed, and ISIS, which once threatened the world, never fully recovered. At once wrenching and redemptive, LONG SHOT IS a dramatic account of modern war that tells the story of how, against all odds, a few thousand men and women achieved the impossible and kept their dream of freedom alive." (PUBISHER).

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Atlantic Monthly Press, New York. 2019. Hardcover. Stated First Edition/First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to head and tail. DJ: Very Good; NOT Price Clipped ($26.00); light bumping to head and tail; light rubbing to panels. Red paper over boards with gray overlay on the spine with bright silver lettering on the spine. 253 pp 8vo. The author, an Iranian-Kurdish man, fought against his will in the Iranian army, deserted and went to Britain, returned to the Middle East as a social worker, joined the Kurdish army, trained as a sniper, and fought for nine months in the streets of Kobani against ISIS. Many of his comrades were killed but the region was cleared of the ISIS threat. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Very nice book. Minor wear to DJ edges and corners.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Nice Clean Solid Copy, No Names Or Marks, Dj Bright And Clean As Well, Boards Do Spring Open Slightly So When On Table The Top Cover Doesn't Lay Flat On The Book About 1/4". no.

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Hardcover. Zustand: new. Hardcover. A gripping narrative by journalist from Kurdistan who volunteered as a sniper in the fight against ISIS In 2002, at the age of nineteen, Azad, a young Kurdish man, was conscripted into Iran's army and forced to fight against his own people. Refusing to go to war against his fellow Kurds, Azad deserted and smuggled himself to the United Kingdom, where he was granted asylum, became a citizen, and learned English. But more than a decade later, having returned to the Middle East as a social worker in the wake of the Syrian civil war, Azad found that he would have to pick up a weapon once again. In September 2014, after twenty-one days of intensive training as a sniper, Azad became one of seventeen volunteer marksmen deployed by the Kurdish army when ISIS besieged the city of Kobani in Rojava, the newly autonomous region of the Kurds. In Long Shot, Azad tells the inside story of how the Kurdish forces fought nine months of bloody street battles against the Islamic State. Vastly outnumbered, the Kurds would have to kill the jihadis one by one, and Azad takes readers on a harrowing journey behind rebel frontlines to reveal the sniper unit's essential role in fighting, and eventually defeating, ISIS. Weaving the brutal events of war with personal and political reflection, Azad meditates on the incalculable price of victory--the permanent effects of war on the body and mind; the devastating death of six of his closest comrades; the loss of hundreds of volunteers who died in battle. But as Azad explains, these were sacrifices that saved not only a city but a people and their land. Rojava was freed, and ISIS, which once threatened the world, never fully recovered. At once wrenching and redemptive, Long Shot is a dramatic account of modern war that tells the story of how, against all odds, a few thousand men and women achieved the impossible and kept their dream of freedom alive. A gripping narrative by journalist from Kurdistan who volunteered as a sniper in the fight against ISIS Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 253 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 253 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Special order direct from the distributor.