heads of state

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

Text and graphic novel-type illustrations describe the lives and actions of ten leaders who had a significant influence on world affairs, including Mohandas Gandhi, Winston Churchill, Charles de Gaulle, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Mao Zedong, Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler, Mikhail Gorbachev, Fidel Castro, and Nelson Mandela.

A historical account of Julius Caesar, covering his personal life, political career, assassination, and the Rome of his time.

An illustrated chronicle of the life of Adolf Hitler, which describes his youth as a frustrated artist, his rise to power, his role in the Second World War, his hatred for the Jews, and his impact on the world.

Historical photographs and text provide a brief introduction to the events surrounding Hitler's invasion of Poland during World War II.

A biography of the struggling Austrian artist who rose from obscurity to power as the leader of the Nazi party and, later, the German nation and whose ambitions led the world to war.

Follows the life of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution, who became the first head of the Soviet state.

A biography of the man who took control of Cuba in 1959, leading a popular revolution to overthrow Batista's government and establishing a Communist regime in its place.

A short biography of Adolph Hitler that focuses on the aspects of his life that caused him to go from middle class office boy to the chancellor of the German nation and the persecutor of a race.

Discusses some notable female leaders of history, including Cleopatra, Queen Victoria, and Golda Meir.