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    Encyclopedia of Assassinations: More than 400 Infamous Attacks that Changed the Course of History

    By Carl Sifakis

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    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
    Ian Gow: Conservative member of the British Parliament killed by a car bomb in 1990
    Franz Ferdinand: Archduke and heir to the Austrian throne killed by Gavrilo Princip in 1914
    John F. Kennedy: American president killed by Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963
    Rajiv Gandhi: Prime Minister of India killed by an unidentified bomber in 1991
    Ernesto “Che” Guevara: Revolutionary killed by Bolivian forces in 1967
    Abraham Lincoln: American president killed by John Wilkes Booth in 1865
    And hundreds more!

    This encyclopedia’s illustrations, bibliography, appendix grouping the assassinations by country, and further readings turn it into an essential reference for history teachers, students, crime buffs, and those who are curious about “the most notorious acts of their kind.”
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSkyhorse Publishing
    Release dateOct 8, 2013
    ISBN9781626363250
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