Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights:#1 Saddam Hussein was born on April 28, 1937. In a public relations stunt in 1980, Hussein would make this date a public holiday and fund several days of public celebrations. However, no evidence of his birth exists.#2 Hussein’s parents were cousins, and he eventually moved in with his uncle, Khairallah Talfah, in Tikrit. Hussein admired his uncle’s western clothes and lifestyle, and he wanted that for himself.