Good; all of our books are good or better shipped in via tracking in new boxes quicklyGood trade paperback. Front and back cover pages tanned and small chip to inside cover; pages tanned throughout. 16mo, 268pp.
Calificado en Estados Unidos el 21 de agosto de 2016
The book was very interesting. It tells about the people who were involved in the first crisis war that were the major players in the Iraq war today. Opens your eyes to a lot of things that you might have not known.
The book was very interesting. It tells about the people who were involved in the first crisis war that were the major players in the Iraq war today. Opens your eyes to a lot of things that you might have not known.
Calificado en Estados Unidos el 29 de octubre de 2002
Saddam Hussein has become one of the most well-known figures in the Arab world. Unfortunately for him, it's because he's notorious. This little 1990 book (268 pages with intro, bibliography, appendixes, etc.) was published as an inexpensive trade paperback before...
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Saddam Hussein has become one of the most well-known figures in the Arab world. Unfortunately for him, it's because he's notorious. This little 1990 book (268 pages with intro, bibliography, appendixes, etc.) was published as an inexpensive trade paperback before the world's campaign to remove Saddam Hussein from Kuwait (1991). While the book is very dated (12 years ago as of 2002), the information regarding Saddam Hussein's rise to power and the history of Iraq from its' creation by the British is still very valid. While I find it a little difficult to read about some of the things that Saddam Hussein had done, I feel much better informed about him and will be ready with facts next time his name comes up at the lunch table at work. The book is divided into 11 helpful chapters that cover just about anything someone would want to know about Iraq and the events that eventually led to Desert Storm. It is a well- supported novel with several appendixes with maps, bibliographies, a Human Rights report, and other useful information. The authors are from The New York Times newspaper and Harvard University so it would be a good assumption that they don't hesitate to criticize President Bush's 1990 US government. While they criticize the government, I don't think they overdo it and I don't think they would upset a genuine US patriot. Another good novel to read, in this vein, is "Saddam Hussein: A Political Biography" by Efraim Karsh. CONCLUSION: A great inexpensive novel to learn more about Saddam Hussein and Iraq. Recommended.
Saddam Hussein has become one of the most well-known figures in the Arab world. Unfortunately for him, it's because he's notorious. This little 1990 book (268 pages with intro, bibliography, appendixes, etc.) was published as an inexpensive trade paperback before the world's campaign to remove Saddam Hussein from Kuwait (1991). While the book is very dated (12 years ago as of 2002), the information regarding Saddam Hussein's rise to power and the history of Iraq from its' creation by the British is still very valid. While I find it a little difficult to read about some of the things that Saddam Hussein had done, I feel much better informed about him and will be ready with facts next time his name comes up at the lunch table at work. The book is divided into 11 helpful chapters that cover just about anything someone would want to know about Iraq and the events that eventually led to Desert Storm. It is a well- supported novel with several appendixes with maps, bibliographies, a Human Rights report, and other useful information. The authors are from The New York Times newspaper and Harvard University so it would be a good assumption that they don't hesitate to criticize President Bush's 1990 US government. While they criticize the government, I don't think they overdo it and I don't think they would upset a genuine US patriot. Another good novel to read, in this vein, is "Saddam Hussein: A Political Biography" by Efraim Karsh. CONCLUSION: A great inexpensive novel to learn more about Saddam Hussein and Iraq. Recommended.