Profiles in power

Chronicles the life and career of Mao Zedong, discussing his work and a revolutionary general, his founding and leading of the world's largest nation, and his reputation as a brutal political manipulator.

Chronicles the life and accomplishments of Adolf Hitler, and explores the mechanics and nature of his power and how he used it to become the dictator of Germany during the twentieth century; and also discusses his mass appeal, personal role in shaping policies, and other topics.

Chronicles the life and career of Mao Zedong, discussing his work and a revolutionary general, his founding and leading of the world's largest nation, and his reputation as a brutal political manipulator.

An introduction to Lenin and his role in the Russian Revolution and an objective account of his years in power between 1917 and 1924. Takes advantage of new documentation made available since the Gorbachev era and the end of the Soviet Union.

Chronicles the life of the controversial Cuban leader, and describes the various assassination attempts against him, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the relationship between Cuba and Venezuela in the twenty-first century, the Helms Burton Act, and other related topics.