Day of the Assassins. A History of Political Murder, Paperback - Michael Burleigh

A forensic account of political assassinations from the late nineteenth century to the present day.Publisher: Pan MacmillanAuthor(s): Michael Burle...

A forensic account of political assassinations from the late nineteenth century to the present day.

A forensic account of political assassinations from the late nineteenth century to the present day.Publisher: Pan MacmillanAuthor(s): Michael Burle...

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