
In September 2003 James 'Ash' Ashcroft a former British Infantry Captain arrived in Iraq as a 'gun for hire'. It was the beginning of an 18-month journey into blood and chaos.

In 'Making a Killing', Ashcroft provides a first-hand view of the secret world of private security in Iraq where ex-soldiers employed to protect US and British interests can make up to $1000 a day. But he also reveals a new kind of warfare where the rules are still being written...