Colonel Matthew Bogdanos (???????? ????????) is an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan (since 1988), author, and a colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserves. In 2003, while on active duty in Marine Corps, he led the investigation into the looting of Iraq's National Museum, and was subsequently awarded the National Humanities Medal for his efforts. He had previously gained national attention for the prosecution of Sean Combs, who was acquitted of weapons and bribery charges in a 2001 trial stemming from a 1999 nightclub shootout.

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Bogdanos is a native New Yorker who attended Don Bosco Preparatory High School and waited tables in his family’s Greek restaurant while growing up in lower Manhattan.

In November 2005, he was awarded a National Humanities Medal from President George W. Bush.

Has also received the 2004 Public Service Award from the Hellenic Lawyers of America, the 2006 Distinguished Leadership Award from the Washington DC Historical Society, and a 2007 Proclamation from the City of New York. Released back into the Marine Reserves in October 2005, he returned to the [[New York County District Attorney|District Attorney’s Office]], and continues the hunt for stolen antiquities. A former middleweight boxer with a record of 23-3, he still boxes for the New York City Police Department’s Widows and Children’s Fund.

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Total Books: 5

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2009 - Thieves of Baghdad One Marine's Passion for Ancient Civilizations and the Journey to Recover the World's Greatest Stolen Treasures (Audio CD)
ISBN-13: 9781593978723
ISBN-10: 1593978723

2006 - Thieves of Baghdad One Marine's Passion to Recover the World's Greatest Stolen Treasures (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781596911468
ISBN-10: 1596911468
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History, Nonfiction, Uncategorized

Currently 3.8/5 Stars.

2005 - Thieves of Baghdad (Hardcover) → Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781582346458
ISBN-10: 1582346453
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs

Currently 4/5 Stars.

2005 - Thieves of Baghdad [Audio CD - Abridged] (Audio CD)
ISBN-13: 9781593978716
ISBN-10: 1593978715
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History

Currently 4.5/5 Stars.

Thieves of Baghdad (Paperback) → Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780739470763
ISBN-10: 0739470760
Genre: History

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