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