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Saddam : The Secret Life
by Coughlin, Con
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0333782003
- ISBN 13
- 9780333782002
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About This Item
London, UK: Macmillan, 2002. 1st Edition 1st Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first printing. 350pp, central section of black and white photographic plates. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine ends. Green endpapers. Pages tanning, Internally neat, clean and tight. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, light chipping to top edge, price unclipped. 8vo. Creates a detailed and fascinating picture of the dictator, from a childhood marred by taunts of 'bastard' to his first failed coup in 1959 onto the wilderness years when he built the infrastructure which would allow him to hold on to power, despite several attempts on his life.
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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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Saddam : The Secret Life
- Author
- Coughlin, Con
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Impression
- ISBN 10
- 0333782003
- ISBN 13
- 9780333782002
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- Saddam Hussein, Iraq, war leaders, military commanders, Iraq War, Coups,
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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