120 Days In Deep Hiding: Outwitting the Iraqis in Occupied Kuwait

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Xlibris Corporation, Feb 18, 2003 - Biography & Autobiography - 304 pages

Robert Morris' story unfolds explosively on August 2, 1990 as Saddam unleashes his rapacious Republican Guards on Kuwait. Escaping an early capture by Iraqi soldiers, the ex-naval officer and Vietnam veteran went into deep hiding in the heart of occupied Kuwait City. For 130 days, Morris and his fellow fugitives led lives of "quiet desperation" to evade the Iraqis. Only yards from headquarters, the groups set up strict rules to avoid capture in the endless round-ups. They were filled with horrific reports of rape, murder, and capture of friends. In time, the group was riven by fear and isolation, experiencing paranoia and claustrophobia. Who among them would flip first? Go berserk? Betray them? Morris' tale is replete with strife, suffering and perilous encounters, and the proof how one can overcome desperate adversity to achieve a moral victory. How he effected his escape only adds to the drama.

Jacket Design by Carol Calabro
Jacket Photograph by Patricia Morris

 

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Chapter 1
Battle for the Capital
Chapter 3
Iraqi Confrontations
Chapter 5
Chapter 7
Foiled Flight
Chapter 16
On My
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Running Amok
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Thanksgiving

A Dash for Saudi
Mired in the Desert
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Regrouping
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Up to Baghdad
Into the Lions Lair
Saddams Surprise
EPILOGUE
CHAPTER NOTES
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