Death to Order: A Modern History of Assassination by Ball, Simon

Death to Order: A Modern History of Assassination

A deeply researched history of assassination in the modern world, from Franz Ferdinand to Osama bin Laden...
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Author: Simon Ball
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Death to Order: A Modern History of Assassination by Ball, Simon

Death to Order: A Modern History of Assassination

$53.49

Death to Order: A Modern History of Assassination

$53.49
Author: Simon Ball
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
A deeply researched history of assassination in the modern world, from Franz Ferdinand to Osama bin Laden

Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Leon Trotsky, Reinhard Heydrich, Mahatma Gandhi, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Indira Gandhi, Benazir Bhutto, Osama bin Laden, Qasem Soleimani: assassination--the murder of a specific individual by an organised conspiracy in pursuit of political ends--has rarely failed to grip the imagination.

In this incisive new history, Simon Ball shows how targeted political murder has become a tool of democratic states but also a key strategy of those who wish to topple them. Ball introduces us to the techniques of assassination and those who wield them, as well as the security regimes that have developed to prevent this violent practice. From the First World War and the age of empire to terrorism and the development of pilotless drones, Death to Order places assassination at the heart of modern political history--and shows how it continues to impact our world.

Author: Simon Ball
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 08/26/2025
Pages: 464
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.76lbs
Size: 9.29h x 6.14w x 1.65d
ISBN: 9780300258042


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2025

About the Author
Simon Ball is professor of international history and politics at the University of Leeds. He is the author of six acclaimed books, including Secret History, The Bitter Sea, and The Guardsmen.

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