{"product_id":"the-prisoner-in-his-palace-saddam-hussein-his-american-guards-and-what-history-leaves-unsaid-9781501117848","title":"The Prisoner in His Palace: Saddam Hussein, His American Guards, and What History Leaves Unsaid","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the tradition of \u003ci\u003eIn Cold Blood\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Executioner's Song\u003c\/i\u003e, this haunting, insightful, and surprisingly intimate portrait of Saddam Hussein provides \"a brief, but powerful, meditation on the meaning of evil and power\" (\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \"captivating\" (\u003ci\u003eMilitary Times\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eThe Prisoner in His Palace\u003c\/i\u003e invites us to take a journey with twelve young American soldiers in the summer of 2006. Shortly after being deployed to Iraq, they learn their assignment: guarding Saddam Hussein in the months before his execution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Living alongside, and caring for, their \"high value detainee and regularly transporting him to his raucous trial, many of the men begin questioning some of their most basic assumptions--about the judicial process, Saddam's character, and the morality of modern war. Although the young soldiers' increasingly intimate conversations with the once-feared dictator never lead them to doubt his responsibility for unspeakable crimes, the men do discover surprising new layers to his psyche that run counter to the media's portrayal of him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Woven from firsthand accounts provided by many of the American guards, government officials, interrogators, scholars, spies, lawyers, family members, and victims, \u003ci\u003eThe Prisoner in His Palace\u003c\/i\u003e shows two Saddams coexisting in one person: the defiant tyrant who uses torture and murder as tools, and a shrewd but contemplative prisoner who exhibits surprising affection, dignity, and courage in the face of looming death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this thought-provoking narrative, Saddam, known as the \"man without a conscience,\" gets many of those around him to examine theirs. \"A singular study exhibiting both military duty and human compassion\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Prisoner in His Palace\u003c\/i\u003e grants us \"a behind-the-scenes look at history that's nearly impossible to put down...a mesmerizing glimpse into the final moments of a brutal tyrant's life\" (\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Will Bardenwerper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501117848","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43834555302025,"sku":"9781501117848","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_77d5ccc9-d2ba-4363-8445-6a80c5cd55b1.jpg?v=1743489727","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-prisoner-in-his-palace-saddam-hussein-his-american-guards-and-what-history-leaves-unsaid-9781501117848","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}