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At the age of seventeen, Lewis Alsamari was con*ed into

Saddam Hussein’s army. The training was brutal, with discipline

enforced by regular beatings, and desertion punishable by

mutilation or imprisonment. Somehow Lewis made it through and,

thanks in part to his fluent English, was soon offered a post in

Iraqi military intelligence. The job would have made him powerful,

comfortably wealthy . . . and a cog in Saddam Hussein’s massive

machine of terror.

Unable to accept becoming a member of Saddam’s secret police, yet

knowing that turning down this “honor” would be considered

treasonous, Lewis made plans to flee Iraq. His escape was fraught

with peril–he was shot, detained at borders, even pursued by hungry

wolves across the desert–but the teenager made his way to Jordan,

then Malaysia, and finally to England, where he was granted

political asylum.

Lewis began building a life for himself, even falling in love and

getting married. But he was haunted by thoughts of the loved ones

he left behind in Iraq, his uncle’s words echoing in his ears: we

are sending you to freedom so that one day you may rescue us from

this place.

One day, shocking news arrived: because of his escape, Lewis’s

family–including his mother and sister–had been interrogated,

beaten, and thrown into prison. Frantic with guilt and worry, Lewis

was forced to steal the thousands of dollars he needed to buy their

release and smuggle them out of Iraq. Then, accompanied by his

wife, he embarked on a desperate journey in hope of bringing his

family to freedom.

Escape from Saddam is a powerful nonfiction thriller that,

even as it plunges the reader into a netherworld of crooked border

police, military checkpoints, counterfeiters, and smugglers,

provides a fascinating window into a totalitarian regime. It is

also a remarkably inspirational story of a resourceful young man

who refused to accept his fate . . . and then risked everything

he’d achieved to save his family.

From the Hardcover edition.

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书籍介绍

At the age of seventeen, Lewis Alsamari was conscripted into Saddam Hussein’s army. The training was brutal, with discipline enforced by regular beatings, and desertion punishable by mutilation or imprisonment. Somehow Lewis made it through and, thanks in part to his fluent English, was soon offered a post in Iraqi military intelligence. The job would have made him powerful, comfortably wealthy . . . and a cog in Saddam Hussein’s massive machine of terror.

Unable to accept becoming a member of Saddam’s secret police, yet knowing that turning down this “honor” would be considered treasonous, Lewis made plans to flee Iraq. His escape was fraught with peril–he was shot, detained at borders, even pursued by hungry wolves across the desert–but the teenager made his way to Jordan, then Malaysia, and finally to England, where he was granted political asylum.

Lewis began building a life for himself, even falling in love and getting married. But he was haunted by thoughts of the loved ones he left behind in Iraq, his uncle’s words echoing in his ears: we are sending you to freedom so that one day you may rescue us from this place.

One day, shocking news arrived: because of his escape, Lewis’s family–including his mother and sister–had been interrogated, beaten, and thrown into prison. Frantic with guilt and worry, Lewis was forced to steal the thousands of dollars he needed to buy their release and smuggle them out of Iraq. Then, accompanied by his wife, he embarked on a desperate journey in hope of bringing his family to freedom.

Escape from Saddam is a powerful nonfiction thriller that, even as it plunges the reader into a netherworld of crooked border police, military checkpoints, counterfeiters, and smugglers, provides a fascinating window into a totalitarian regime. It is also a remarkably inspirational story of a resourceful young man who refused to accept his fate . . . and then risked everything he’d achieved to save his family.

From the Hardcover edition.