Assad av Con Coughlin

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<p><b>'Important, compelling, and detailed . . . a superb analysis of the West’s policy missteps and the tragic consequences of them.'</b> - General David Petraeus<br><br><b>In <i>Assad: The Triumph of Tyranny</i>, Con Coughlin, veteran commentator on war in the Middle East and author of <i>Saddam: The Secret Life</i>, examines how a mild-mannered ophthalmic surgeon has transformed himself into the tyrannical ruler of a once flourishing country.</b><br><br>Until the Arab Spring of 2011, the world’s view of Bashar al-Assad was largely benign. He and his wife, a former British banker, were viewed as philanthropic individuals doing their best to keep their country at peace. So much so that a profile of Mrs Assad in American <i>Vogue</i> was headlined ‘The Rose in the Desert’. Shortly after it appeared, Syria descended into the horrific civil war that ha