John Simpson

The Wars Against Saddam (eBook, ePUB)

Taking the Hard Road to Baghdad

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

From acclaimed foreign correspondent John Simpson, a riveting account of more than twenty years spent covering Saddam Hussein's Iraq.

A major work of serious reportage, The Wars Against Saddam explores the full story of Saddam Hussein's rise to power, and his relationship with the West throughout his dictatorship. Simpson blends history with personal anecdotes from decades spent reporting in the field, offering unparalleled insight and perspective.

This is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the complex history of Iraq under Saddam Hussein's rule.

'By far the most comprehensive and readable account to date . . . Simpson remains a reporter who cares' - The 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

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pan Macmillan
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. März 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780330531146
• Artikelnr.: 39882763

Autorenporträt

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 four volumes of autobiography, Strange Places, Questionable People, A Mad World, My Masters, News from No Man's Land and Not Quite World's End and a childhood memoir, Days from a Different World. He is also the author of The Wars Against Saddam, Twenty Tales from the War Zone and Unreliable Sources, as well as several novels. He lives in London with his South African wife, Dee, and their son, Rafe.