The Bremer Detail: Protecting the Most Threatened Man in the World

From the NYT bestselling author of The 13th Valley and a high-level private security contractor who worked in Iraq just after the fall of Saddam Hussein, this action-packed memoir now has updated photographs and a new foreword by Ken Herbert, Blackwater's Operations Manager for Ambassador L. Paul Bremer's Security Detail. The Iraqi insurgency was powerful, and the stakes were high. But one man, Frank Gallagher, was determined to protect Paul Bremer, the president's envoy to Iraq.

Bremer banned the Ba'ath party and dismantled the Iraqi army, which made him the prime target for dozens of insurgent and terrorist groups. Blackwater security expert Frank Gallagher and a team of former Marines, SEALs, and other defense professionals arrived just as Baghdad was set to explode.

In his fascinating memoir, Gallagher shares an intimate look at the high-level private security contracting business and his experiences protecting Bremer during his grueling days in Iraq.

This thrilling book includes:

  • The courage to face 16-hour days and intense security operations
  • An emotional look into the dangers of being a private security contractor as Bremer and the men who guarded him faced death daily
  • The experience of being part of the Blackwater response to the insurgency
  • Experience the high-stakes reality of Iraq during the war with Frank Gallagher's gripping memoir.

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    The Bremer Detail: Protecting the Most Threatened Man in the World

    From the NYT bestselling author of The 13th Valley and a high-level private security contractor who worked in Iraq just after the fall of Saddam Hussein, this action-packed memoir now has updated photographs and a new foreword by Ken Herbert, Blackwater's Operations Manager for Ambassador L. Paul Bremer's Security Detail. The Iraqi insurgency was powerful, and the stakes were high. But one man, Frank Gallagher, was determined to protect Paul Bremer, the president's envoy to Iraq.

    Bremer banned the Ba'ath party and dismantled the Iraqi army, which made him the prime target for dozens of insurgent and terrorist groups. Blackwater security expert Frank Gallagher and a team of former Marines, SEALs, and other defense professionals arrived just as Baghdad was set to explode.

    In his fascinating memoir, Gallagher shares an intimate look at the high-level private security contracting business and his experiences protecting Bremer during his grueling days in Iraq.

    This thrilling book includes:

  • The courage to face 16-hour days and intense security operations
  • An emotional look into the dangers of being a private security contractor as Bremer and the men who guarded him faced death daily
  • The experience of being part of the Blackwater response to the insurgency
  • Experience the high-stakes reality of Iraq during the war with Frank Gallagher's gripping memoir.

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    The Bremer Detail: Protecting the Most Threatened Man in the World

    The Bremer Detail: Protecting the Most Threatened Man in the World

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    The Bremer Detail: Protecting the Most Threatened Man in the World

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    From the NYT bestselling author of The 13th Valley and a high-level private security contractor who worked in Iraq just after the fall of Saddam Hussein, this action-packed memoir now has updated photographs and a new foreword by Ken Herbert, Blackwater's Operations Manager for Ambassador L. Paul Bremer's Security Detail. The Iraqi insurgency was powerful, and the stakes were high. But one man, Frank Gallagher, was determined to protect Paul Bremer, the president's envoy to Iraq.

    Bremer banned the Ba'ath party and dismantled the Iraqi army, which made him the prime target for dozens of insurgent and terrorist groups. Blackwater security expert Frank Gallagher and a team of former Marines, SEALs, and other defense professionals arrived just as Baghdad was set to explode.

    In his fascinating memoir, Gallagher shares an intimate look at the high-level private security contracting business and his experiences protecting Bremer during his grueling days in Iraq.

    This thrilling book includes:

  • The courage to face 16-hour days and intense security operations
  • An emotional look into the dangers of being a private security contractor as Bremer and the men who guarded him faced death daily
  • The experience of being part of the Blackwater response to the insurgency
  • Experience the high-stakes reality of Iraq during the war with Frank Gallagher's gripping memoir.


    Product Details

    ISBN-13: 9781944353483
    Publisher: Warriors Publishing Group
    Publication date: 08/29/2023
    Pages: 290
    Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.69(d)

    About the Author

    Frank Gallagher has more than twenty-five years of international experience providing personal protection, intelligence gathering, counter-terrorism operations, and security training in both the private security sector and the US Marine Corps. He served as director of security for former US Secretary of State Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, has created training programs for personnel traveling to high-threat areas, and is currently the executive vice president of Amyntor Group, LLC, an international security services and consulting firm serving government, corporate, and VIP clients. 

    John M. Del Vecchio is the bestselling author of  The 13th Valley  and other novels on the war in Southeast Asia and the veteran homecoming experience. He was a combat correspondent for the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam and received a Bronze Star for heroism in ground combat. 

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    Gallagher: Washington, DC, area
    Del Vecchio: Newtown, CT

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