Famous Assassinations of History: From Philip of Macedon, 336 B. C., to Alexander of Servia, A. D. 1903

Across twenty-three centuries of human history, a single blade thrust or poison cup has repeatedly changed the course of civilizations. From the shadowy corridors of ancient Macedonia to the blood-soaked palaces of turn-of-the-century Europe, the most powerful rulers who shaped our world met their end not on glorious battlefields, but through the calculated violence of those who moved in darkness. Francis Johnson's meticulously researched chronicle unveils the shocking true stories behind h...