Hafiz Al-Asad of Syria

About the Book

"A lucid account of Hafiz Al-Asad's rise from poverty as a member of the despised Alawite sect in Syria; climbing to the top of the Syrian political heap through luck and pluck, finesse and murder, and more."

—Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

About the Author

Charles Patterson is a graduate of Amherst College and Columbia University (Ph.D.). He is the award-winning author of a diverse selection of titles, including Anti-Semitism: The Road to the Holocaust and Beyond, Marian Anderson, Thomas Jefferson, and Animal Rights. Patterson is a member of the Authors Guild, PEN, and the National Writers Union. He lives in New York City.