ASSASSINATIONS

The history of Western civilization has been harshly punctuated with assassinations of political leaders, religious figures, and celebrities. Assassinations-with the help of new and fascinating research-tells the true stories of the most notorious of these assassinations as well as attempted assassinations. Illustrated with photographs, newspaper clippings, diagrams, and other archival artifacts, the book chronicles 2,500 years of these infamous deeds. The foreword is written by James and SarahBrady. James Brady, former White House press secretary and assistant to President Ronald Reagan, was seriously wounded in the attempted assassination of the President.