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The Age of Assassins
By Sky Adler
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Description
Through sweeping narrative, this book journeys from Julius Caesar's brutal death on the Ides of March to the Cold War's shadow wars, from the fanatic's dagger to the sniper's rifle. It explores not only the moments of violence themselves, but also the aftershocks-the wars sparked, the reforms derailed, the martyrs created. Some killings preserved regimes, others toppled empires, and all revealed the vulnerability of power.
Drawing on centuries of evidence across empires, revolutions, and modern democracies, The Age of Assassins reveals assassination as a recurring force that has both silenced voices of change and immortalized them. It is a narrative of power and fragility, of individuals who sought to alter history with a single act, and of societies that still reckon with their legacies today.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
286
Release Date:
2025-08-30
Publication Date:
2025-08-30
Publisher:
Independently Published
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
1923593307
ISBN13:
9781923593305
Weight:
418 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
16 cm
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