heads of state

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heads of state

Stalin

1980
Briefly discusses the state-planned economic development, Stalin's rise to power, 5-year plans, the Great Terror, and the Great Patriotic War.

Mao Tse-Tung

1980
Briefly describes China's emergence as a major world power after 1949, industrial development, and the Cultural Revolution.

Mao

1979
A biography of the man who transformed China from an ancient, traditional culture into a revolutionary nation.

Hitler, mad dictator of World War II

1978
Traces the life of Adolf Hitler from his youth to his self-destruction in a Berlin bunker.

Adolf Hitler

German dictator
2011
Examines the life of Adolf Hitler, discussing his childhood, attempts to become an artist, family, anti-Semitic views, World War I service, oratory skills, rise to power, rule, downfall, and other related topics.

Sim?n Bol?var

Venezuelan rebel, American revolutionary
2009
Chronicles the life and career of Simon Bolivar, discussing his role in the Spanish-American wars of independence, reputation as a Venezuelan rebel, symbolic influence as a revolutionary, and other related topics.

The autobiography of Fidel Castro

2010
A fictional autobiography of Fidel Castro, inspired by the author's personal knowledge of the Cuban leader, that touches on many topics including Castro's early sexual experiences, his true feelings about Che Guevara, and his philosophy on murder, legacy, and state secrets.

Young Stalin

2007
A comprehensive biography of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin that describes his impoverished childhood, abusive father, and transformation into one of the world's most powerful and merciless leader.

Stalin

a biography
2005
A comprehensive biography of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin that discusses his childhood in Georgia, education, religious training, political activity, impact on world history, and other related topics.

Khrushchev remembers

the glasnost tapes
1990

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