Day of the Assassins by Michael Burleigh - ISBN: 9781529030143
Paperback
Uncover the motives behind political assassinations and their global impact.

Day of the Assassins

A History of Political Murder

  • Paperback

    432 pages

  • Release Date

    24 May 2021

Summary

The traditional image of a political assassin is a lone wolf with a gun, aimed squarely at the head of those they wish to kill. But while there has been enormous speculation on what lay behind notorious individual political assassinations—from Gaius Julius Caesar to John F. Kennedy—the phenomenon itself has scarcely been examined as a special category of political violence, one not motivated by personal gain or vengeance.

Now, in Day of the Assassins, acclaimed historian Mich…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781529030143
ISBN-10:1529030145
Author:Michael Burleigh
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Imprint:Picador
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:432
Release Date:24 May 2021
Weight:550g
Dimensions:234mm x 154mm x 35mm
About The Author

Michael Burleigh

Michael Burleigh is a historian and commentator. His books include the bestselling The Third Reich: A New History, which won the 2001 Samuel Johnson Prize; Small Wars, Far Away Places, which was longlisted for the 2014 Samuel Johnson Prize and, most recently, The Best of Times, The Worst of Times. He writes regularly for The Times, Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday on international affairs and has also won a British Film Institute Award for Archival Achievement and a New York Film and Television Festival Award Bronze Medal.

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