Leading lives

Examines the life of Indira Gandhi, the first woman prime minister of India, and her impact on the politics of her country.

Offers a brief biography of Benito Mussolini, exploring the events, the background, the people, and the mixture of private and public concerns which contributed to his historical impact.

A biography of the Nobel Prize winner and president of the Palestinian National Authority, which governs the areas of the Gaza Strip and West Bank.

A biography of Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian political and spiritual leader who led his country to freedom from British rule through his policy of nonviolent resistance.

A biography of the black South African leader who became a civil rights activist, political prisoner, and president.

Offers a brief biography of Winston Churchill, exploring the events, the background, the people, and the mixture of private and public concerns which contributed to his historical impact.

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

Traces the life of the Latin American revolutionary and guerrilla fighter who joined Castro's movement to overthrow Cuba's government, served as minister of industry, and was killed while leading a Communist guerrilla force in Bolivia.

An illustrated chronicle of Adolf Hitler's life, describing his childhood and service in the army, his long-held hatred of the Jews, his rise to power, and the destruction he caused during the Second World War through his military aggression and the Holocaust.

Offers a brief biography of Joseph Stalin, exploring the events, the background, the people, and the mixture of private and public concerns which contributed to his historical impact.