Wars Against Saddam [Paperback]

John Simpson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2, 2004

This riveting account is the summation of more than twenty years covering Saddam Hussein's Iraq: a major work of serious reportage and essential reading for us all. 'By far the most comprehensive and readable account to date ...Simpson remains a reporter who cares' Sunday Times 'Well-paced and well balanced ...The Wars Against Saddam impresses not so much by its urgency as its detachment ...the book exhibits, not bias, but a proper perspective' Boyd Tonkin, Independent 'You can't really argue with much that John Simpson says - there is no foreign correspondent left on TV who has a fraction of his recognition and his credibility, a fact which may be unfair on the others, but happens to be true' Simon Hoggart, reviewing Simpson's devastating 'Panorama' profile of Saddam Hussein, broadcast in early November 2002

Editorial Reviews

Review

By no means the first Saddam book and certainly not the last, but this is John Simpson, the BBC's World Affair's Editor, and it's a safe bet that of all the Saddam books past, present and forthcoming this will be one of the better reads. He's urbane, wears his learning lightly and writes in much the same way as he delivers copy to camera, which is to say clearly, engagingly, and with just the right number of rhetorical flourishes. There can be a problem with books about contemporary history. Sometimes they lack historical perspective. A broader context can be missing due to limited access to official documents. And there are a lot of them about. But John Simpson was there at the fall of Saddam, has the shrapnel wounds to prove it, and, like any good correspondent, can always be relied on to tell it like it was. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

John Simpson is the BBC's World Affairs Editor. He has twice been the Royal Television Society's Journalist of the Year and won countless other major television awards. He has written several books, including his three volumes of autobiography, Strange Places, Questionable People, A Mad World, My Masters and News from No Man's Land .

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan (July 2, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0330418904
• ISBN-13: 978-0330418904
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,046,674 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars John Simpson at his best!, April 2, 2004

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D J Davis (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wars Against Saddam (Hardcover)

An excellent overview of the background to the Gulf Wars. Compelling reading for all those who care about world stability and world peace. The author writes from frontline experience. This book adds to his pile of previous successes.