Encyclopedia of Assassinations: More Than 400 Infamous Attacks That Changed the Course of History

by Carl Sifakis

Book Overview

Encyclopedia of Assassinations is the most comprehensive handbook on over 400 assassinations, attempts, and plots against political figures. The narrative entries detail history’s most turbulent moments, including the date, location, and full description of each incident, as well as biographical information about the victim and assassin and the circumstances surrounding each historical event. Here are:? Jesse James: Outlaw killed by Bob Ford in 1882?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1620875918
• ISBN13: 9781620875919
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.5" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

WORLD HISTORY LESSON

One of the joys of reading a book like this is discovering all the history you didn't know, or didn't know much about. Political evolution goes hand in hand with murder, so a book like this gives a good lesson on world affairs. Pick any flash point on the globe and it is sure to have its share of assassinations. This volume is written in a matter of fact style and can be a bit dry at times. And the author devotes a lot more attention to some entries than others, so some readers will likely be dissapointed. But most will enjoy it and all will learn from it.