Assad or We Burn the Country: How One Family's Lust for Power Destroyed Syria by Sam Dagher

Assad or We Burn the Country: How One Family's Lust for Power Destroyed Syria

Sam Dagher

564 pages 2019

6 editions

nonfiction history politics emotional slow-paced
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In spring 2011, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad turned to his friend and army commander, Manaf Tlass, for advice about how to respond to Arab Spring-inspired protests. Tlass pushed for conciliation but Assad decided to crush the uprising -- an ac...

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