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Will Bardenwerper

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Will quit his job in finance following the 9/11 attacks in Manhattan and volunteered to serve in the United States Army. He has spent most of the last decade engaged in United States foreign policy, beginning in 2004 as an infantry platoon leader. After completing his Army service, Will worked in the Washington Bureau of The New York Times.

In 2010, Will received a Master's Degree from The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. Upon graduation, he was selected to join the Pentagon in 2010 as a Presidential Management Fellow, where he spent the next four years working on the development and implementation of defense strategy with senior leaders in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

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	The Prisoner in His Palace: Saddam Hussein, His American Guards, and What History Leaves Unsaid 4.10 avg rating — 1,347 ratings — published 2017 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Will Bardenwerper liked G's review of Homestand: Small Town Baseball and the Fight for the Soul of America: "Loved this story of Batavia. It was fun to connect with the town that connected me to my childhood and currently my support of our local college team. I tell my husband that I much prefer college ball rather than the professional baseball team in tow" Read more of this review »
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Will Bardenwerper made a comment on Sophia Zornes’s review of The Prisoner in His Palace: Saddam Hussein, His American Guards, and What History Leaves Unsaid " Thank you for taking the time to read my book and post a good rating! Please consider checking out my next one: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2. ...more "
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Will Bardenwerper made a comment on Keith’s review of The Prisoner in His Palace: Saddam Hussein, His American Guards, and What History Leaves Unsaid " Thank you for the kind words. Please consider checking out my next book too: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... ...more "
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