The Achilles Trap
Saddam Hussein, the United States and the Middle East, 1979-2003
$90.81
- Hardcover
576 pages
- Release Date
11 June 2024
Summary
The Achilles Trap masterfully untangles the people, ploys of power, and geopolitics that led to America’s disastrous war with Iraq. For the first time, it details America’s fundamental miscalculations during its ruinous, decades-long relationship with Saddam Hussein.
Beginning with Saddam’s rise to power in 1979 and the birth of Iraq’s secret nuclear weapons program, Steve Coll traces Saddam’s motives through an understanding of his inner circle. He brings to life the diplomats, scien…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241686652 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241686652 |
| Author: | Steve Coll |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Allen Lane |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 576 |
| Release Date: | 11 June 2024 |
| Weight: | 989g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 162mm x 38mm |
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PRAISE FOR DIRECTORATES: A cracking read … The errors Coll catalogues are familiar. What Coll does, though, is present all this in far more detail than anyone before him. Some of the episodes he describes are darkly hilarious … a must-read for anyone who cares about this never-ending war. – Christina Lamb * Sunday Times *Spellbinding … a magisterial account of the great tragedy of our age. – Robert Fox * Evening Standard *Engrossing … Steve Coll has written a book of surpassing excellence. – Andrew J. Bacevich * The New York Times Book Review *A spectacular account … a cast of characters that makes Bourne movies pale in comparison. – Demetri Sevastopulo * Financial Times *Masterful and entertaining … might well become the definitive account of the CIA and America’s secret wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan. – Rafia Zakaria * Guardian *
About The Author
Steve Coll
Steve Coll is Dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University. His major books include Private Empire, The Bin Ladens and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Ghost Wars. He is a staff writer for The New Yorker.
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