ASIN: B00DYVLXF8
Publisher: Lume Books
Pages: 270
August 1990. Saddam has invaded Kuwait. Within the month, all foreign workers will be held as "Human Shield" hostages. With the Iraqi borders closed and his visa cancelled, Douglas Brand, a former special forces soldier working in Iraq, has one month to flee the country. In a desperate attempt to escape, Brand is double-crossed, betrayed, captured. Faced with charges of spying for the CIA, Brand finds himself tortured by the Mukhbarat for information and intelligence. Thrown into solitary confinement with nothing but a pair of pyjamas and a tin mug, Brand places all his faith in the good of humanity and his previously forgotten belief in God. But is it enough to save him? Can he find a way out? Is the best he can hope for is a quick and merciful death? Caught up in the war between East and West, 'Unavoidably Detained' is the gripping true account of a prisoner of war. A story of hope ...
