Saddam Hussein: Absolute Ruler of Iraq

By Rebecca Stefoff

The story behind the Iraqi leader describes how his beginnings as a battered child, a thug, and, eventually, a would-be assassin shaped his role in the Gulf War and explains why he still holds power... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1562944754
• ISBN13: 9781562944759
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Millbrook Pr
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.3" x 1.0" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

An excellent political biography for young readers.

By 1990 Hussein had ruled Iraq for ten years and was leading forces to invade Kuwait, bringing popular attention to his regime. This surveys his life and times, examining his rise to power, the course of Arab politics during his lifetime, and his meaning to the Iraqis people. Over a hundred pages of detail will educate readers in grades 5-7.