Assad: The Triumph of Tyranny Business_Gift_Guide * A New York Times

* A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice *

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Assad: The Triumph of Tyranny Business_Gift_Guide * A New York Times'Important, compelling, and detailed . . . a superb analysis of the Wests policy missteps and the tragic consequences of them.' General David PetraeusIn Assad: The Triumph of Tyranny, Con Coughlin, veteran commentator on war in the Middle East and author of Saddam: The Secret Life, examines how a mild mannered ophthalmic surgeon has transformed himself into the tyrannical ruler of a once flourishing country. Until the Arab Spring of 2011, the worlds