Author:Ryszard Kapuscinski,Christopher de Bellaigue
Shah of Shahs depicts the final years of the Shah in Iran, and is a compelling meditation on the nature of revolution and the devastating results of fear. Here, Kapuscinski describes the tyrannical monarch, who, despite his cruel oppression of the Iranian people, sees himself as the father of a nation, who can turn a backward country into a great power - a vain hope that proves a complete failure. Yet even as Iran becomes a 'behemoth of riches' and as the Shah lives like a European billionaire, its people live in a climate of fear, terrorized by the secret police. Told with intense power and feeling, Kapuscinski portrays the inevitable build-up to revolution - a cataclysmic upheaval that delivered Iran into the rule of the Ayatollah Khomeini.
The story of the attempts to kill Hitler has been told before... but [Moorhouse's] survey can claim originality thanks to the inclusion of plots hatched by non-Germans
—— David Cesarani , Literary ReviewRoger Moorhouse's enthralling book accounts for a whole gallimaufry of foiled assassination attempts on the Fuhrer, which ranged from the sublime near miss to ridiculous schemes worthy of Mel Brooks
—— Roger Lewis , Sunday ExpressA gripping account, which is thoroughly researched, but wears its scholarship lightly enough to be read like a good political thriller
—— Times Literary SupplementHighly readable... Moorhouse tells his story briskly and sensibly
—— Richard Overy , Sunday TelegraphIn Killing Hitler, Roger Moorhouse has found a new approach to the story of the Third Reich which is both original and authentic
—— Norman DaviesSuch is Moorhouse's story telling power that we await every fresh attempt on Hitler's life with the hope that this one will succeed... A story as gripping as it is authentic
—— Joseph E. Persico, author of Roosevelt's Secret WarFew books on the Third Reich offer a genuinely fresh perspective on the period but Roger Moorhouse's engrossing chronicle of the plots against Hitler does
—— Nick Rennison , The Sunday TimesThis book shows what a murderous place Hitler's Reich was, and that the Fuhrer had the devil's own luck
—— M.R.D. FootThe first detailed account of the numerous attempts to kill one of history's most reviled dictators
—— HeraldOsborne has written a fluent and fascinating book.... Read and enjoy this remarkable book
—— THES