Titles in this Set:

1. A Short History of the World in 50 Tyrants (Hardback)
2. A Short History of the World in 50 Failures (Hardback)
3. A Short History of the World in 50 Lies (Paperback)

Description:

A Short History of the World in 50 Tyrants (Hardback)
Explore the tyrants who have shaped the course of history. All power corrupts, but absolute power can turn people into absolute monsters. The true stories behind the men and women who led tyrannies around the world. This is history … but not as you know it.

Leading readers through all of world history, Ben Gazur looks at how tyrants and their regimes have shaped the course of humanity from the earliest times right up until the modern day. From the first Ancient Greek tyrants to those who still dominate nations today, dictators have always been pulling the strings.

In 50 bite-sized cha