The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq
By Steve Coll
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By Steve Coll
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An unprecedented new look at America’s invasion of Iraq, The Achilles Trap includes sources never before published, including exclusive interviews, transcripts and audio files from Saddam Hussein himself.
A New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book• Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker• Nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award in Nonfiction
“Excellent . . . A more intimate picture of the dictator’s thinking about world politics, local power and his relationship to the United States than has been seen before.” —The New York Times
“Another triumph from one of our best journalists.” —The Washington Post
"Voluminously researched and compulsively readable." —Air Mail
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“Excellent . . . A more intimate picture of the dictator’s thinking about world politics, local power and his relationship to the United States than has been seen before.” —The New York Times
“Another triumph from one of our best journalists.” —The Washington Post
"Voluminously researched and compulsively readable." —Air Mail
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