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Saddam: The secret life
by Con Coughlin
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1405020814
- ISBN 13
- 9781405020817
- Seller
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Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Macmillan, 2003. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 350 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact, but spine is slightly cocked. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; Military & Warfare. ISBN: 1405020814. ISBN/EAN: 9781405020817. Dewey Code: 956.704/3092 B 22. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: RB17119. . 9781405020817
Synopsis
Insightful, penetrating, and shocking, the defining biography of Iraq's deposed tyrant Drawing on an unparalleled network of sources, contacts, and firsthand testimonies, Con Coughlin takes us to the center of Saddam Hussein's complex, bewildering regime -- and beyond. Fully updated and revised, Saddam: His Rise and Fall meticulously describes how Hussein took power and immediately set about controlling every aspect of Iraqi life. Coughlin examines Hussein's regime both before and after its fall, exploring the contradictions of Saddam's private life: his sponsoring of Islamic fundamentalism while whiskey drinking and womanizing as well as his reliance on and celebration of family negated by his violent and temperamental treatment of them. With evidence from family members, servants, and staff, Saddam: His Rise and Fall is unique in its close-up representation of this elusive and secretive world. In all-new chapters and an epilogue, and with shocking new disclosures, Coughlin also vividly recounts the last few months of Saddam's reign and his eventual capture by American forces.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- RB17119
- Title
- Saddam: The secret life
- Author
- Con Coughlin
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1405020814
- ISBN 13
- 9781405020817
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- BZDB1 Hussein, Saddam, 1937-2006, Heads of state Iraq Biography, Iraq History 1958- History; Military & Warfare. ISBN: 1405020814 EAN: 9781405020817 Con Coughlin Saddam: The secret life
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About the Seller
Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books
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Katoomba, New South Wales
About Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books
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