Across the centuries, kingmakers and usurpers have had a catalytic effect on the course of history. This volume explores the actions of 350 historical figures who used cunning, intrigue, assassination, violence and oppression in order to seize power or promote and manipulate their prodigy. Based on a chronological format which traces events from ancient times to the present day, the text describes the actions of both the famous and the lesser known rulers, dictators and despots throughout the world. Characters discussed include King Herod, Queen Boadicea, Attila the Hun, Napoleon, Catherine the Great, Oliver Cromwell, Julius Caesar, Franco, Mussolini and Idi Amin.
- ISBN10 0816021562
- ISBN13 9780816021567
- Publish Date 1 November 1989
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 14 November 2003
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Facts On File Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 320
- Language English