Shadow on the mountain : a Yazidi memoir of terror, resistance and hope
Jeffrey, Shaker2020
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Shaker Jeffrey's life has been an odyssey of courage, cunning, and desperation. His journey began as a fatherless Iraqi farm boy. As a child he hung out with American troops and practised his English. Soon he was helping gather information about terrorists, becoming one of the youngest combat interpreters to work for the United States government, even attracting the notice of General Petraeus. When he was barely sixteen, ISIS overran his Yazidi community and slaughtered most of its people. He narrowly escaped to the mountains with the remnants of his community but with incredible daring, he became a valuable go-between, informing the US military of the plight of the trapped Yazidis. Shaker's powerful and inspiring narrative offers a human face to the people and places caught in the crosshairs of a borderless conflict that has come to define our age.
Main title:
Shadow on the mountain : a Yazidi memoir of terror, resistance and hope / Shaker Jeffrey, Katharine Holstein.
Author:
Jeffrey, Shaker, authorHolstein, Katharine, author
Imprint:
Boston : Da Capo Press, 2020.
Collation:
320 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9780306922831 (hbk)
Dewey class:
956.70443092956.704
LC class:
DS79.76
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2622175