{"product_id":"9781907593963","title":"Whistleblower, Soldier, Spy: A Journey into the Dark Heart of the Global War on Terror","description":"From Dublin to Beirut, Guantanamo Bay to Iraq - and all the way back - Tom Clonan takes the reader on a very personal journey through the Global War on Terror. The book deals with a variety of themes including death, mayhem and murder, loss of loved ones, fear of flying and the hazards of having four children and a dog! \u003cp\u003eClonan’s book begins with his career as a Captain in the Irish Army in war-torn Lebanon and Bosnia. It then chronicles his experiences as a military whistleblower, academic and journalist and finally Irish Times Security Analyst. These experiences give the reader a unique insight into the Global War on Terror. They also give the reader an insight into the nature of faith, trust and betrayal of ideals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a frank and honest account of conflict from the point of view of someone with first-hand experiences of war abroad and heartbreaking experiences of loss at home. Clonan’s book is by turns dark, hilarious and moving. His accounts of a world engaged in asymmetrical warfare – at a cost of $4 trillion dollars and over a million lives to date – is disturbing. His account of the war, juxtaposed with intimate descriptions of his own family circumstances – a parent helping his young son to fight a serious neuromuscular disease – is an eloquent commentary on the futility of war and the huge potential for good that exists in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liberties Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47047505379568,"sku":"9781907593963","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781907593963_p0.jpg?v=1763619067","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781907593963","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}