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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 — 1,390 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 is now friends with Gary Anderson
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Will Bardenwerper liked Nicholas LeFebvre's review of Homestand: Small Town Baseball and the Fight for the Soul of America: "This book brings to light the experiences I had as a child watching the Pittsfield Mets and Astros. A well written book to help illustrate the small town communities that are built around minor league baseball teams."
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Will Bardenwerper and 3 other people liked Gary Anderson's review of Homestand: Small Town Baseball and the Fight for the Soul of America: "In 2020, Major League Baseball made the financial decision to end affiliation with 42 minor league teams, leaving 42 American towns without the teams that were part of their fabric. One of those towns was Batavia, New York, for decades home to the Ba" Read more of this review »
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Will Bardenwerper liked Checko P's review of Homestand: Small Town Baseball and the Fight for the Soul of America: "Great book illustrating the true value of America's favorite pastime and its resilient strength to connect communities. It gives a unique view from a small town's point of view and how they weathered the MiLB downsize. "
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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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Will Bardenwerper made a comment on Zak’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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Will Bardenwerper made a comment on Sue Jackson’s review of The Prisoner in His Palace: Saddam Hussein, His American Guards, and What History Leaves Unsaid " Thank you for reading and for the kind words. Please consider checking out my next book too: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... ...more "
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