The Prisoner in His Palace: Saddam Hussein and the Twelve Americans Who Guarded Him
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (837 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06XT9K7DJ |
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| Number of Pages | : | 446 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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A Masterpiece -- Mr. Bardenwerper lets you look the Devil in the eye Kenneth R. French This is a truly great book. In 2006, 12 Soldiers deployed to Iraq and were tasked with guarding Saddam Hussein. Through a series of anecdotes – memories of the “super 12” – Bardenwerper brings to life the man many equate to pure evil in the final months of his life. However, as the Soldiers grow close to him, first as a part of their duty, later through genuine affection, I found myself as confused about this evil man as they did. Importantly, Bardenwerper never lets the r. Ninos Youkhana said I Am Sorry Saddam. As an Iraqi American, I must say thank you very much for writing this book. Thank you for writing a historical account for the Iraqi people to know. I lived almost "I Am Sorry Saddam" according to Ninos Youkhana. As an Iraqi American, I must say thank you very much for writing this book. Thank you for writing a historical account for the Iraqi people to know. I lived almost 20 years under his dictatorship. I never believed that one day Saddam would be dead in my lifetime and witness that day. I ate at the same dining facility that Super 12 took food to Saddam. I knew his linguist. I ran outside doing my cardio around the palace where Saddam was held as a prisoner. I use to always think about him inside hi. 0 years under his dictatorship. I never believed that one day Saddam would be dead in my lifetime and witness that day. I ate at the same dining facility that Super 1"I Am Sorry Saddam" according to Ninos Youkhana. As an Iraqi American, I must say thank you very much for writing this book. Thank you for writing a historical account for the Iraqi people to know. I lived almost 20 years under his dictatorship. I never believed that one day Saddam would be dead in my lifetime and witness that day. I ate at the same dining facility that Super 12 took food to Saddam. I knew his linguist. I ran outside doing my cardio around the palace where Saddam was held as a prisoner. I use to always think about him inside hi. took food to Saddam. I knew his linguist. I ran outside doing my cardio around the palace where Saddam was held as a prisoner. I use to always think about him inside hi. "Brilliantly researched and well written" according to K. Connell. A combat veteran with an Ivy League education, Bardenwerper is the perfect person to write this book. Saddam Hussein was a despicable tyrant; but he was treated with compassion by his American guards which brought out another side of his character. I learned a lot about Iraq, Hussein and the sacrifices made by our American soldiers. It was important to hear their stories, too. It made me feel proud and grateful to be an American where we treat a horrible person on death row with kindness and dign
A book that, in the haunting tradition of In Cold Blood and The Executioner's Song, lifts away the top layer of evil and finds complexity beneath, this is the bizarre tale of 12 young American soldiers who are deployed to Iraq in the summer of 2006. Many of those who bid good-bye to Saddam will be forever changed by the experience, and we wonder if we ourselves will.. Rather than fight the enemy in combat, the men are unexpectedly assigned to guard the country's notorious leader - Saddam Hussein - in the months leading to his execution. In this artfully constructed narrative, Saddam, the "man without a conscience", manages to get everyone around