In the Name of Allah By Ed Crawford (277 pages) Reviewer:  Terry Miller Overall Rating: Three Stars--Recommended. A solid effort Although not a destroyer-related work the book was written by a destroyer veteran and fellow tin can sailor. It is a novel set in the period after the first Gulf War while a ruthless Saddam Hussein still rules Iraq and the Middle East turmoil was just beginning to spill into the rest of the world. Beginning with a bomb that destroys a Chicago federal building and a hijacking of an airliner in Europe full of Americans the web of intrigue catches up Iraqi-American Yusef Collins who had nothing to do with either incident. Arrested by the FBI for aiding a relative believed to be involved in terrorism but "saved" by the CIA, Collins finds himself sent to Iraq by the highest authority as an unwilling American spy. The twists and turns of a president in need of improved ratings, government leaders and bureaucrats intent on either passing the buck or making their own department look good at the expense of others, internal tumult in Iraq nearing the breaking point, friendly and unfriendly governments lying for their own purposes, constantly push Collins into situations he was not prepared by his CIA handlers to cope with and has no hope of understanding. Finally, Collins is cut off from contact with the U.S. and must decide for himself what is true and what is political maneuvering. Ed Crawford's story captures and holds the reader's attention until the very end. Availability:  Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and other booksellers