War in Iraq: The Gathering Storm A reading list on the background to the conflict in Iraq |
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- Aburish, SaÏd K.; Saddam Hussein : the politics of revenge; London : Bloomsbury, 2001. [BIO HUSSEIN SADAM Hussieni]
- A journalist and former consultant to Iraq writes a detailed and compelling biography of Hussein.
- Butler, Richard; The greatest threat : Iraq, weapons of mass destruction, and the growing crisis of global security; New York : Public Affairs , 2000. [327.1745095 BUTLER Greatest]
- A memoir by the former chairman of UNSCOM, the United Nations-appointed arms-inspection team assigned to Iraq in the wake of the Gulf War.
- Campbell, John T.; Desert war : the new conflict between the U.S. and Iraq; New York : New American Library, 2003. [ 355.0330567 CAMPBELL ]
- Illustrated guide to attack options, aircraft, battle scenarios, weapons technology, and political and economic factors.
- Cockburn, Andrew, et al; Out of the ashes : the resurrection of Saddam Hussein; New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c1999. [956.70443 C644o]
- Detailed look at what happened in post-Gulf War Iraq.
- Coughlin, Con; Saddam : king of terror; New York : HarperCollins, 2002. [ BIO HUSSEIN SADDAM Coughlin]
- Drawn from intelligence gathered by Western governments and interviews with various defectors, a timely and definitive account of one of the world's most dangerous men traces his life, from his unstable origins to his conduct as a world leader, his support of Osama bin Laden, and his role in international terrorism.
- Docherty, J. P.; Iraq; Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers, c1999. [956.7 DOCHERTY]
- A short introduction to the people, history, culture, land, climate, and economy of Iraq, the "Cradle of Civilization." For Young Adult readers.
- Hamzah, Khidr `Abd al-`Abb¯as, with Jeff Stein; Saddam's bombmaker : the terrifying inside story of the Iraqi nuclear and biological weapons agenda; New York : Scribner, c2000. [355.0217095 HAMZAH Saddams]
- Hamzah describes how he helped Saddam Hussein design a nuclear bomb over the course of 22 years.
- Hiro, Dilip; Iraq : in the eye of the storm; New York : Thunder's Mouth Press ; Nation Books, c2002. [ 956.7044 HIRO ]
- A contemporary history of Iraq, focusing on the daily life of Iraqis and the effect of Hussein's rule, UN sanctions, and US involvement, by Hiro, a native of India and a journalist specializing in Middle Eastern affairs.
- Hiro, Dilip; Neighbors, not friends : Iraq and Iran after the Gulf wars; London ; New York : Routledge, 2001. [956.70443 HIRO Neighbor]
- Useful survey of recent changes in Iraq and Iran, by a noted Middle East expert.
- Karsh, Efraim, et al; Saddam Hussein : a political biography; New York : Free Press ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada, 1991. [BIO HUSSEIN SADDAM Karsh]
- Drawing on a wealth of Iraqi, Arab, Western and Israeli sources, including interviews with people who have had close contact with Saddam Hussein throughout his career, the authors trace the meteoric transformation of an ardent nationalist and obscure Ba'th party member into an absolute dictator.
- Mackey, Sandra; The reckoning : Iraq and the legacy of Saddam Hussein; New York : Norton, 2002. [956.7044 MACKEY]
- A comprehensive account of Iraq's recent political history by a longtime journalist specializing in the Middle East.
- Pollack, Kenneth M.; The threatening storm : the case for invading Iraq; New York : Random House, c2002 [956.70443 POLLACK]
- An insider's perspective on the crucial issues facing the United States as it moves toward a new confrontation with Saddam Hussein.
- Rai, Milan; War plan Iraq : ten reasons against war on Iraq; London ; New York : Verso, 2002. [ 327.730567 RAI]
- Presents documents and essays arguing that the Iraqi government is not the threat the United States claims and that the United States rejected offers of peaceful solutions to terrorism, and offers other reasons to avoid war.
- Roberts, Paul William; The demonic comedy : some detours in the Baghdad of Saddam Hussein; New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998. [956.70442 R543d]
- Filmmaker and author Roberts puts a dark and zany spin on the travel memoir in this tale of three trips to Iraq over a five-year period.
- The Saddam Hussein reader; edited by Turi Munthe; New York : Thunder's Mouth Press c2002. [New Case 956.7044 SADDAM]
- A strong collection of essays and excerpts culled from numerous articles and books by leading writers on the Iraqi dictator over the last few years.
- Spencer, William; Iraq : old land, new nation in conflict; Brookfield, Conn. : Twenty-First Century Books, 2000. [956.7 SPENCER Iraq]
- Traces the history of Iraq, from its Mesopotamian origins to its current political turbulence and its crises with international relations.
- Tripp, Charles; A history of Iraq; 2nd ed.; Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002. [956.704 TRIPP History]
- Traces Iraq's political history from its nineteenth-century roots in the Ottoman empire, to the development of the state, its transformation from monarchy to republic and the rise of the Ba'th party and the ascendancy and current rule of Saddam Hussein.
- Woodward, Bob; Bush at war: Inside the Bush White House; New York : Simon & Schuster, 2002. [New Case 973.931092 WOODWARD I]
- An account based on interviews with top officials surveys the first eighteen months of the Bush administration to consider how the president and his advisors are responding to wartime circumstances and a faltering economy.
For additional suggestions, visit NPR: Iraq Reading List, a list of titles recommended by leading experts to understand the conflict in the Gulf.
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