The Red Zone

Major Ubert is an Air Force JAG on the run in the streets of Baghdad. Betrayed by his leadership and hunted by criminals, he is accused of defrauding the U.S. Government of millions of dollars intended for Iraq’s reconstruction. To prove his innocence, and return home to his family, Major Ubert must venture deep into the heart of the Red Zone. His only friend and ally is an Iraqi gentleman, a former general in Saddam’s army, who just might be his worst enemy.

As an active duty lawyer in the U.S. Air Force, Thomas Dobbs lived the events that provide the historical context for The Red Zone. From March to September 2008, the author's deployment to Baghdad coincided with the apex of General Petraeus’s “surge” and the violent backlash by Shiite militias. His experience as the attorney for reconstruction contracts in Iraq prepared him to write an authentic story about personal struggle and corruption in the war zone.