The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the United States and the Middle East, 1979-2003 - Steve Coll - Books - Penguin Books Ltd - 9781802065206 - February 26, 2026
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The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the United States and the Middle East, 1979-2003

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The Achilles Trap masterfully untangles the people, ploys of power and geopolitics that led to America's disastrous war with Iraq and, for the first time, details America's fundamental miscalculations during its ruinous, decades-long relationship with Saddam Hussein.

Beginning with Saddam's rise to power in 1979 and the birth of Iraq's secret nuclear weapons programme, Steve C


576 pages

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released February 26, 2026
ISBN13 9781802065206
Publishers Penguin Books Ltd
Pages 576
Dimensions 129 × 197 × 28 mm   ·   392 g
Language English  

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