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 |
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| 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 |
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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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