The author shares the story of her life growing up in Baghdad in the 1970s during the early days of Saddam Hussein's repressive regime, discussing how her family suffered after her father discovered wrongdoing by the Ba'ath party.
An inside look at Iraq under the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein that reviews his rise to power, foreign relations, life in Iraq while he ruled, the Iraq War, and other related topics.
escape from tyranny : growing up in the shadow of Saddam
Salbi, Zainab
2005
Presents the author's first-hand account of her life as the daughter of Saddam Hussein's personal pilot, including information on her childhood, her arranged marriage in the United States, and her life after escaping the dictator's regime.
escape from tyranny : growing up in the shadow of Saddam
Salbi, Zainab
2006
Zainab Salbi was eleven years old when her father was chosen to serve as Saddam Hussein's personal pilot, her family often forced to spend weekends with Saddam. As a palace insider, she offers a glimpse of life under a dictator and provides an intimate portrait of the man she was taught to call "uncle".
