New York: Farra, Straus and Giroux, 2005. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition in additon to complete number line including number one. Hard cover in very good condition with cream colored boards and gold spine lettering. Text block clean and tight. No markings or tears noted. Dust jacket in very good condition with very slight rubbing along edges and small closed tear at top of back fold; not price clipped. * From the book, ""The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq' recounts how the United States set about changing the history of the Middle East and became ensnared in a guerrilla war in Iraq.""

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Bookseller: Elk Creek Heritage Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 000209
Title: The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq
Author: Packer, George
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
ISBN 10: 0374299633
ISBN 13: 9780374299637
Publisher: Farra, Straus and Giroux
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 2005
Keywords: History, Iraq War, 2003-2011, Insurgency -- Iraq, Civil War -- Iraq, Americans - Iraq
Bookseller catalogs: History; History of the Iraq War 2003-2011;

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Elk Creek Heritage Books opened for business in 2002 with both online selling and an open shop. We continue now as an online-only bookshop and maintain a growing inventory with new additions regularly uploaded. Our largest subject areas include History, Religion, Biography, and Fiction, however, we also carry books on many other subjects, in addition to our collection of rare and antiquarian books. Our goal is to provide you, our customer, with a completely satisfactory experience.

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