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Also by Con Coughlin:

Khomeini's Ghost, February 2009
Hardcover
American Ally, February 2006
Hardcover
Saddam: His Rise and Fall, October 2005
Trade Size (reprint)

Saddam: His Rise and Fall
Con Coughlin

Updated biography

HarperCollins
October 2005
On Sale: October 1, 2005
Featuring: Saddam Hussein
448 pages
ISBN: 0060505435
EAN: 9780060505431
Trade Size (reprint)
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Non-Fiction Biography

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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