Saddam Hussein: A Life from Beginning to End (Middle Eastern History)
Iraq WarAdded on January 14, 2026
Description
Saddam Hussein* * *Download for FREE on Kindle Unlimited + Free BONUS Inside!* * * Read On Your Computer, MAC, Smartphone, Kindle Reader, iPad, or Tablet. From his humble beginnings as a farmhand working on tribal Iraqi land to becoming the president of Iraq for more than two decades, Saddam Hussein’s life story is nothing short of extraordinary. Transforming Iraq first into a prosperous nation then into a war-ravaged shell of its former self, Hussein is one of the key figures of the late twentieth and early twenty-first century.Inside you will read about...✓ From Poor Peasant to Revolutionist ✓ An Assassin, a Ba’athist, and a Married Man ✓ Improving Iraq’s Economy, Health Care, and Education ✓ The Iran-Iraq War ✓ The Gulf War ✓ U.S. Invasion and Hussein’s Execution And much more! America nicknamed Saddam “The Butcher of Baghdad” for the atrocities he committed during his reign. The exact number of Iraqi dead is unknown, but estimates suggest up to 100,000 Kurds and 100,000 Iraqi civilians and rebels were killed by the Hussein regime. Hussein lost his own life at the hands of his people, executed for his crimes in 2006.
Reader Reviews
One of the most intensive and engaging read by hourly history. I literally finished it in one sitting because it was so engaging. I like that it remained unbiased throughout. Saddam Hussein is one of the most controversial characters of modern history. It wasnt an easy task to outline the events associated with his timeline within few pages. The inherent complexity and change of events is expressed very coherently in this read.
I give it 5 stars because it was precisely what I expected from it. A concise and thorough biography of the man, the inspired revolutionair and the cruel dictator that Saddam was. Like all "Hourly History" books I have read it was written in a vivid and fascinating style, so I finished it in a day!
Another matter of fact and unbiased account of a controversial contemporary character. Perhaps only hourly history can pack so much in so few pages about someone who took on the west but ended up paying a heavy price.
