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I have committed many acts of cruelty and had an incalculable number of men killed, never knowing whether what I did was right. But I am indifferent to what people think of me.
- Genghis Khan

A spine-chilling chronicle of dictators and their crimes against humanity, Tyrants introduces the most bloodthirsty madmen - and women - ever to wield power over their unfortunate fellow human beings.

From Atilla the Hun, who killed his own brother to rule the Hun Empire, to Adolf Hitler, mass murderer and instigator of the most devastating war the world has ever known, this book examines history''s most infamous despots and tells in vivid detail the story of the lives they led, their ruthless climb to the top and the destruction and sorrow they left in their wake.

Includes:
• Herod the Great, King of Judaea
• Pheidon of Argos, Tyrant of Athens
• Richard III, King of

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      Publisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd
      Published 9/30/2024
      ISBN-13 9781398839939
      978-1398839939
      ISBN-10 1398839930
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      Non Fiction History General and world history

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      I have committed many acts of cruelty and had an incalculable number of men killed, never knowing whether what I did was right. But I am indifferent to what people think of me.
      - Genghis Khan

      A spine-chilling chronicle of dictators and their crimes against humanity, Tyrants introduces the most bloodthirsty madmen - and women - ever to wield power over their unfortunate fellow human beings.

      From Atilla the Hun, who killed his own brother to rule the Hun Empire, to Adolf Hitler, mass murderer and instigator of the most devastating war the world has ever known, this book examines history''s most infamous despots and tells in vivid detail the story of the lives they led, their ruthless climb to the top and the destruction and sorrow they left in their wake.

      Includes:
      • Herod the Great, King of Judaea
      • Pheidon of Argos, Tyrant of Athens
      • Richard III, King of

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