A biography of Empress Dowager Cixi who ruled over China from 1861 through 1908 that discusses how she rose to power and the challenges she faced as a leader.
architect of torture during the Spanish Inquisition
Goldberg, Enid A
2008
Offers an overview of the role Tomas de Torquemada played in the Spanish Inquisition, describing the cruel methods he used to attack the people of Spain and punish those he believed broke the laws of the Church.
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.
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.
Presents the history of Hannibal, a famous Carthaginian military commander who invaded Italy by crossing the Alps with war elephants, and won many battles against Rome over a decade before being defeated in the Battle of Zama at Carthage.
A biography of French revolutionist Maximilien Robespierre that describes his role in the revolution and sentencing of thousands of deaths by guillotine.
Explores how Leopold II, King of the Belgians, exploited the people of Africa by founding a colony along the Congo River, where he used the African people as slaves.
