61037-1 - SADDAM HUSSEIN

SADDAM HUSSEIN

$415.00
61037-1

(1937 - 2006) In 1979, Hussein assumed the presidency of Iraq. That same year, he led Arab opposition to the Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt. Under Hussein’s direction, Iraq invaded Iran in 1980, in an attempt to gain control of the Strait of Hormuz. The attack led to a war of attrition, during which Hussein quelled a Kurdish uprising by the widespread use of chemical weapons. An interesting item, a hardbound volume in Arabic approx. 150pp. 4to. in bright blue linen boards with gilt lettering, not translated bearing a beautiful inscription with signature of Hussein in Arabic on front flyleaf. Very good condition, worthy of further research.