Con Coughlin Bücher

Ein differenzierter Blick hinter die Kulissen der Macht des irakischen Diktators, dessen Herkunft und Aufstieg, schillernde Persönlichkeit und Lebensweise, politisches Denken und Strategie.

American Ally is the definitive account of British Prime Minister Tony Blair's support for the United States in the War on Terror. Drawing on his exclusive access to the key players at the White House and Downing Street, Con Coughlin explains what led Blair to risk his political career for a cause that he truly believed in. Just as Bob Woodward called on insiders to analyze George W. Bush in Bush at War , Coughlin now calls on his own experience and sources to offer a critical analysis and account of Tony Blair at war. Here is an in-depth, probing look at the man who has become America's first ally in the post-9/11 world. Tony Blair's staunch support for the United States since 9/11 has confirmed his position as one of the most important and controversial world leaders of the twenty-first century. In the aftermath of terrorist attacks in London and with Iraq in turmoil, the relationship between Britain and the United States will be critical in determining how future international crises are resolved. American Ally is an essential read for those wishing to make an informed opinion.

On 1 February 1979 Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Iran to a tumultuous welcome and the Iranian revolution that he masterminded has become one of the defining moments of the modern age. Today the challenge of radical Islam represents the greatest threat to world peace seen since the darkest days of the Cold War, and the legacy of Khomeini's Islamic Revolution lies at the heart of many of the world's most intractable conflicts."Khomeini's Ghost" is the definitive biographical account of how an impoverished young student from a remote area of southern Iran came to be the political and the spiritual leader of his country. Drawing on a wide variety of Iranian sources, including religious figures who knew and worked with Khomeini both in exile and in power, Con Coughlin examines in detail the principles of Khomeini's Islamic Revolution and the impact of his legacy today, whether it is in Iran's support for radical Islamic groups or Iran's commitment to developing an atom bomb. Frighteningly topical, compellingly readable and written with authority and profound understanding of the subject, this is political biography at its best.

Con Coughlin, the New York Times bestselling author of Saddam , returns with Khomeini’s Ghost , the definitive biography of Ayatollah Khomeini and his Islamic revolution. More than thirty years after Khomeini’s return to Tehran and the subsequent rebirth of Iran as an Islamic Republic, Khomeini’s Ghost offers an intimate, richly detailed portrait of the fundamentalist leader and architect of Iran’s adversarial relationship with the West—a man whose legacy has influenced history and policy, and will continue to do so for generations to come.

A riveting and insightful account of Bashar al-Assad and his tyrannical regime from the bestselling author of Saddam: The Secret Life. číst celé

„Psaní životopisu Saddáma Husajna se podobá shromažďování důkazů obžaloby proti notoricky známému gangsterovi. Většina klíčových svědků byla buď zavražděna anebo se bojí promluvit.“ Těmito slovy uvádí Con Coughlin svoji knihu, vyprávějící o životní dráze tyrana a násilníka, který dlouhá léta manipuloval nejen svými podřízenými a kolegy, ale i nejvyššími představiteli světových velmocí. Píše se v ní o nechutných čistkách, o vraždění a mučírnách nezpochybnitelného vládce Iráku, o válkách a mezinárodních intrikách. O jeho nejbližších přátelích, kteří skončili na popravišti. A také o tom, že i nepříliš vzdělaný rodák z bezvýznamné vesnice na březích Tigridu při troše cílevědomosti dokáže zamotat hlavy nejmocnějším mužům planety, kteří jen s obtížemi chápou, že hlavním, jediným jeho cílem je neznemožnit se před svými sousedy, udržet se u moci a přežít.