Assassinations and executions
Subtitle: an encyclopedia of political violence, 1900 through 2000
By: Harris M. Lentz III.
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
Subjects: Assassination -- History -- Chronology.; Executions and executioners -- History -- Chronology.
Genres: Chronology.
Description: "This fully updated and also revised edition provides a look at the many world leaders who met their end in a violent manner during the last century. It includes political assassinations, political executions, unsuccessful attempts against major world figures, and overviews of violent political events and their major victims. Arranged chronologically, the entries detail the manner, the motive, the assailant (when known), brief biographical information on the victims, the immediate effects on the political climate of the day, and in some cases, the final fate of the assassins. The prologue provides a summary of those leaders whose assassinations fell before this period."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-264) and index.