Day of the Killers

In *Day of the Assassins*, renowned historian Michael Burleigh examines assassination as a special category of political violence and asks whether it can be contagious, like an infectious disease. Focusing primarily on the past century and a half, Burleigh takes readers from Europe, Russia, Israel, and the United States to the Congo, India, Iran, Laos, Rwanda, South Africa, and Vietnam. As we travel, we recall high-profile assassinations, including those of Leon Trotsky, Hendrik Verwoerd, Juvenal Habyarimana, Indira Gandhi, Yitzhak Rabin, and Jamal Khashoggi. *Day of the Assassins* combines human drama, questions of political morality, and the randomness of events to offer a compelling look at the politics of violence. “Brilliant and timely… Our world today is more dangerous and turbulent than ever before. Fortunately, we have Michael Burleigh to help us make sense of it.” - Mail on Sunday