Brooklyn to Baghdad: An NYPD Intelligence Cop Fights Terror in Iraq

Christopher Strom · Jerome Preisler · Michael Benson

Nov 2019 · Chicago Review Press

About this ebook

Brooklyn to Baghdad is the true story of a retired NYPD intelligence sergeant applying his street-cop tactics and interrogation skills against a lethal insurgency that had infected Iraq. A group of retired Special Forces soldiers and law enforcement experts came together to form the counterinsurgency group codenamed "Phoenix Team." Exposing the corruption of both the Iraqi and US governments, the team faced serious setbacks and challenges. Brooklyn to Baghdad shows the effectiveness of Phoenix Team, their ability to process forensic evidence and human intelligence gleaned through interrogations at the point of capture to provide direct targeting for follow-on missions. This memoir also illustrates the politics of Washington, DC, and the US Army in the war-fighting effort, which continually hampered complete success while simultaneously preserving career aspirations. Throughout are many humorous and emotional anecdotes that reveal the men behind the missions and the toll the theater of war takes on real human lives

About the author

Chris Strom is a former US Marine and retired sergeant of the NYPD Intelligence Division. In October 2007, Strom was recruited by the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization to devise top-secret strategies for combating IEDs in Afghanistan and Iraq. He lives in Roanoke, Virginia. Jerome Preisler has written more than thirty books, including eight titles in the New York Times bestselling Tom Clancy's Power Plays series. He lives in New York City. Michael Benson is the former editor of the Military Technical Journal. He has written more than sixty books about military history, true crime, and sports. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.