This is the story of how an ordinary Iraqi became a hero to America's elite warriors. Night after night, while his homeland was being destroyed around him, he guided the U.S. Navy SEALs through Iraq's most dangerous regions. Operating under the code name "Johnny Walker," he risked his life on more than a thousand missions and became a legend in the U.S. special-ops community. But in the eyes of Iraq's terrorists and insurgents, he and his family were marked for death because he worked with the Americans. Over the course of eight years, Johnny Walker unmasked countless terrorists and helped foil an untold number of plots against Americans and their allies. He went on hundreds of missions, saved dozens of American lives and risked his own life daily. He and his family lived in constant jeopardy, surviving multiple assassination attempts. Today they live in the United States, where he remains in the fight by helping train the next generation of American special-operations warriors. --From publisher description.

A note to the reader -- Introduction -- Prologue: freedom -- Before the dream -- Love and war -- Up from the depths -- Fighting for a better Iraq -- Trust and treachery -- My brother, Mosul, and Baghdad -- Baghdad -- The seeds of a dream -- Missions and decisions -- Fatal friendlies -- Friends, neighbors, and snipers -- Soheila escapes -- Living the dream -- Collaborator's note.