Chris Strom is a former US Marine and retired sergeant with the NYPD Intelligence Division. In October 2007, Chris was recruited by the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO), a government agency that devised top-secret strategies for combating IEDs in Iraq and Afghanistan. As the lead tactical debriefing officer, he participated in over 110 combat missions and 91 captures of high-value targets (HVTs) in southern Iraq and performed more than 200 battlefield interrogations. Chris is married with two children and lives in Roanoke, Virginia.
By Christopher Strom, By Jerome Preisler, By Michael Benson
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Published Nov 2019
Brooklyn to Baghdad is the true story of a retired NYPD intelligence sergeant applying his street-cop tactics and interrogation skills against a lethal insurgency that had infected Iraq. A group of retired special forces soldiers and a law enforcement expert came together to form the counter-insurgency group code-named “Phoenix Team.” Exposing the corruption of both the Iraqi and US governments, Phoenix Team faces serious setbacks and challenges. Brooklyn to Baghdad shows the effectiveness of Phoenix Team in their ability to process forensic evidence and human intelligence gleaned through interrogations. Throughout, there are many humorous and emotional anecdotes that reveal the men behind the missions and the toll the theater of war takes on real human lives.
