heads of state

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heads of state

Mikhail Gorbachev

1990
Discusses the life of Mikhail Gorbachev from his formative years to the present, and examines the reforms he has introduced to the Soviet Union.

Mao Zedong

2010
Examines the life and misdeeds of Chinese leader Mao Zedong, charging that his efforts to turn China into an industrial powerhouse cost millions of lives and led to a devastating famine.

Adolf Hitler

2010
Examines the life and misdeeds of German leader Adolf Hitler, discussing how his racist vision led to the murder of millions of Jews and other people he considered inferior, and looking at the costs of the war he instigated.

Castro

2009
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.

Mao Zedong

2004
A biography of Chinese leader Mao Zedong, discussing the battles that helped shape him and reasons behind his popularity among his countrymen.

Mao Tse-tung

a guide to his thought
1977
Analyzes, through a description of the man, the depth and influence of his political thought and provides an interpretation of his philosophy.

The Hitler fact book

1990
Provides information about Hitler on a variety of subjects with a chronology included.

The life of Julius Caesar

2006
Presents a short graphic novel on the life and reign of Julius Caesar, and describes his military and political leadership, his relationship with Cleopatra, his assassination, and his legacy.

Hitler and the Third Reich

1990
Presents the life of the German chancellor, focusing on his rise to power, the buildup of the German Wehrmacht, and his death in 1945 in a Berlin bunker.

Julius Caesar

1989
A biography of the Roman general and statesman whose brilliant military leadership helped make Rome the center of a vast empire.

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