World Famous Dictators (Don Woodward Collection), Schott, Ian, 2004

Historical information

Biographical book of political dictators - with the following contents:

Ancient Rome: the cradle of dictatorship --
Papa Doc: voodoo gangster --
The Emperor Caligula: blood and poison --
Idi Amin: monster from the ashes --
Genghis Khan: sacker of cities --
Nicolae Ceaucescu: a family affair --
Ivan the terrible: sacrifices to Cronus --
Emperor Bokassa I: the Napolean of Bangui --
Adolf Hitler: the revenge of a failed artist --
Vlad Dracul: the impaler strikes back --
Stalin: the bureaucractic killer --
Saddam Hussein: the butcher of Baghdad.

Significance

Biographical and international politics.

Physical description

Book; 185 pages.

Cover: blue and white background; names of dictators in the background in various coloured lettering; author's name and title in silver and white lettering.

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