Holding the Zero
by Gerald Seymour
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Gus Peake should have stayed at home, but an old family debt draws him to the remote wastes of Northern Iraq and to a forgotten war between Kurdish guerillas and Saddam Hussein's military strength.He must quickly learn to deal out random death at long distance, and help the guerillas to reach their goal, the city of kirkuk, the old capital of the Kurdish people. From Baghdad, Iraq sends Major Karim Aziz, the most dedicated sniper in Saddam's army. For both men, their duel, from which only one can walk away, becomes an obsession. And it will take only one shot to settle the score. . . .
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Gus Peake should have kept his job and stayed at home, but an old family debt of friendship draws him to the remote wastes of Northern Iraq and to a savage forgotten war between Kurdish guerrillas and Saddam Hussein’s military strength.To the brutal, no-quarter combat, Peake can bring the skills he has learned as a marksman. But there is no room for mistakes on the field of battle and he must quickly learn to deal out random death at long distance, and help the guerrillas reach their goal, the city of Kirkuk, the old capital of the Kurdish people. From Baghdad, Iraq sends Major Karim Aziz, the most dedicated and professional sniper in Saddam’s army. For both men their duel, from which only one can walk away, becomes an obsession. And it will take only one shot, echoing in the mountains and valleys, to settle the score…
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- Petes Loved Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Product_1783
- Title
- Holding the Zero
- Author
- Gerald Seymour
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- CORGI BOOKS (TWLD)
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2001
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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