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On assassinations /

In this revealing look at the history of assassinations, Kenneth Baker examines over a hundred political and religious murders or attempted murders, ranging from Julius Caesar to President Kennedy to Osama bin Laden. Assassins hope to change the world, but rarely succeed. Baker concludes that the as...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Baker, Kenneth (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : Unicorn Publishing Group, 2020.
Subjects:	Assassination > History. Targeted killing > History.

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