Long Shot

Name: Long Shot
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781474609791
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My Life As a Sniper in the Fight Against ISIS

By Azad Cudi

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Long Shot by Azad Cudi is a compelling memoir that takes readers through the author's experiences as a Kurdish sniper in the battle against ISIS. Cudi vividly recounts the intense conflict and his journey from a life of uncertainty to becoming part of a determined defence against a formidable adversary. The book offers insights into the Kurdish struggle and provides a gripping first-person narrative of survival and resilience amidst warfare.
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You might enjoy this gripping memoir if you're intrigued by personal stories of courage, resilience, and transformation. It offers a compelling look into the life of a Kurdish sniper involved in the fight against ISIS, highlighting the intense experiences and stark realities of modern warfare. This book may especially appeal to you if you are interested in military history, geopolitics, or personal narratives of overcoming extraordinary challenges.

The incredible inside story of a Kurdish sniper in the battle against ISIS - 'A book to marvel at' JOHN LE CARRÉ

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In September 2014, Azad Cudi became one of seventeen snipers deployed when ISIS, trying to shatter the Kurds in a decisive battle, besieged the northern city of Kobani. In Long Shot, he tells the inside story of how a group of activists and idealists withstood a ferocious assault and, street by street, house by house, took back their land in a victory that was to prove the turning point in the war against ISIS.

By turns devastating, inspiring, and lyrical, this is a unique account of modern war and of the incalculable price of victory as a few thousand men and women achieved the impossible and kept their dream of freedom alive.

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Long Shot by Azad Cudi has been praised for its profound and affecting narrative, blending tragedy with inspiration. It is described as a powerful and striking memoir that offers a memorable tribute to the resilience of a beleaguered people and fallen comrades. Reviewers highlight its lyrical quality and suggest it warrants repeated reading and a wide audience.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781474609791

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 February 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 235g

Pages: 272

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Azad Cudi Biography & Memoir Education & Reference Non-Fiction Political Biographies Religion & Spirituality

About the Author

Azad is a 34-year-old British national from a Kurdish background. Based in London and Brussels, Azad grew up in Iran, where he was conscripted into the army and escaped to the UK. Aged 19, he was granted asylum and citizenship, learnt English and began working as a journalist for the Kurdish diaspora media. In 2011, Azad was working for a television station in Stockholm when the Syrian civil war broke out and the Kurds established their autonomous enclave. Azad's response was to fly out to Syria and work as a social worker, but as the civil war expanded he became a fighter in the volunteer army, the YPG, our allies in the 62 country anti-ISIS coalition.