| Edition |
First Scribner hardcover edition |
| ISBN |
9781501117831 (hardcover) |
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1501117831 (hardcover) |
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9781501117855 (ebook) |
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1501117858 |
| Descript |
xix, 246 pages ; 24 cm |
| Content |
Author's note -- Characters -- Timeline -- Introduction -- The Super Twelve -- The Ace of Spades -- Condemned -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
Documents the story of twelve young American soldiers deployed to Iraq in the summer of 2006 who were assigned to guard Saddam Hussein in the months before his execution, a responsibility that raised life-changing questions about their beliefs and Hussein's character |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-236) and index |
| Subject |
Hussein, Saddam, 1937-2006 -- Imprisonment
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Hussein, Saddam, 1937-2006 -- Trials, litigation, etc
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Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Prisoners and prisons
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Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal narratives, American
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