Saddam Hussein by Andrew Cockburn
This book offers a chilling view of just how terrible the price of the 1991 Gulf War has been for Iraqis. The authors show how Saddam has learned from that experience as well as analyse the consequences of a military invasion of Iraq.
A seamless, cockpit-to-ground narrative written with pace and verve, researched with rigour, and telling in choice detail* Financial Times *
The Cockburns' book is a chilling tale of barbarity and betrayal. It documents the lethal mix of US cynicism and incompetence that established Saddam Hussein as the bully of the Gulf, encouraged him to invade Iran and Kuwait, and then allowed him to stay in power. * Irish Times *
The most detailed book available at what has happened in post-Gulf War Iraq ... Because of Patrick Cockburn's contacts in Baghdad, [the book] brings light to a political system that most writing leaves shrouded in darkness. * Washington Post Book World *
The Cockburns' book is a chilling tale of barbarity and betrayal. It documents the lethal mix of US cynicism and incompetence that established Saddam Hussein as the bully of the Gulf, encouraged him to invade Iran and Kuwait, and then allowed him to stay in power. * Irish Times *
The most detailed book available at what has happened in post-Gulf War Iraq ... Because of Patrick Cockburn's contacts in Baghdad, [the book] brings light to a political system that most writing leaves shrouded in darkness. * Washington Post Book World *
ANDREW COCKBURN is the Washington Editor of Harper's Magazine. He is a regular opinion contributor to the Los Angeles Times and has written for, among others, the New York Times, National Geographic, and the London Review of Books. He is the author of Spoils of War, Kill Chain, and Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy. Patrick Cockburn is a Middle East correspondent for the Independent and has worked previously for the Financial Times. He has written three books on Iraq's recent history, including the National Book Circle Awards- shortlisted The Occupation and Saddam Hussein: An American Obsession (with Andrew Cockburn), as well as a memoir, The Broken Boy, and, with his son, a book on schizophrenia, Henry's Demons, which was shortlisted for a Costa Award. He won the Martha Gellhorn Prize in 2005, the James Cameron Prize in 2006, and the Orwell Prize for Journalism in 2009. More recently he has been awarded Foreign Commentator of the Year at the 2013 Editorial Intelligence Comment Awards, Foreign Affairs Journalist of the Year in British Journalism Award 2014, and Foreign Reporter of the Year in Press Awards 2014.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781859844229 |
| ISBN 10 | 1859844227 |
| Title | Saddam Hussein |
| Author | Andrew Cockburn |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Verso Books |
| Year published | 2002-09-26 |
| Number of pages | 350 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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