Book 1990

Tribes with Flags

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Publisher: Secker & Warburg
Published: 1990

journeys
hostages
kidnapping victims
state-sponsored terrorism
terrorists
Politics and government
Description and travel
Travel

An illuminating portrait of the people of the Levant by former ABC News Chief Middle East Correspondent Charles Glass providing much-needed insight into a land so frequently in the news. Tribes With Flags is a chronicle of Glass' journey from the southern Turkish coast to Lebanon, and includes the 62 days he was held captive by pro-Iranian terrorists in Beirut.