Saddam's Bombmaker
The Daring Escape of the Man Who Built Iraq's Secret Weapon
$41.32
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
5 November 2001
Summary
In a white-knuckle thriller, Khidhir Hamza, who spent twenty years developing Iraq’s atomic weapon, recounts his life in Saddam Hussein’s inner circle and his daring flight to the West.“Don’t tell me about the law. The law is anything I write on a scrap of paper.” —Saddam Hussein Taking readers into the darkest corners of a regime ruled by a volatile, brutal leader, Dr. Hamza, the only defector who has lived to write a firsthand portrait of Iraq, also presents an unprecedented portrait of Sad…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780743211352 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0743211359 |
| Author: | Khidhir Hamza, Jeff Stein |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Scribner |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 5 November 2001 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 214mm x 140mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
William E. OdomThe Washington PostWritten in an easy journalistic style…not only stranger but frequently bloodier than fiction.
Barbara Crossette The New York Times Book Review Gripping and unsettling…the rare account of the life of the privileged in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq.William E. Odom The Washington Post Written in an easy journalistic style…not only stranger but frequently bloodier than fiction.John Dinges author of Assassination on Embassy Row A true spy adventure that rivals The Great Escape. The story of one man’s terrible secret, his conscience, and his drive to avert what would have been one of the century’s epic crimes.Publishers Weekly, starred review Hamza indicts Iraq under Saddam, painting a detailed and convincing portrait of what it’s like to live in a country under a violent dictator. Of the broadest interest to a wide spectrum of readers concerned about the fate of the world in the nuclear age.
About The Author
Khidhir Hamza
Khidhir Hamza was educated at MIT and Florida State University before being forced to return to Iraq. He now lives in Virginia.
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