Oliver Poole is a British journalist and author who has had articles published by

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and

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; ''Black Knights: On the Bloody Road to Baghdad'' and ''Red Zone: Five Bloody Years in Baghdad''. In ''Black Knights'', Oliver details his experiences embedded in a US tank corps known as the Black Knights as they spearheaded the push into Baghdad in spring 2003. Following on from this experience, ''Red Zone'' provides an account of daily life for Iraqis, as well as the British and American soldiers sent to Iraq. It is also the story of Ahmed Ali, tourist guide turned Telegraph interpreter, a job that made him an insurgent target.

References

Articles

'Oliver Poole: What the war taught me' ''The Independent'' 16 March 2008

External links

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