The Great Assassinations: 40 Famous Assassination Cases Around the World

Name: The Great Assassinations: 40 Famous Assassination Cases Around the World
Author: Lin Wenkui

大暗杀(世界上著名的40桩暗杀事件)

by Lin Wenkui (林汶奎)

Status: Completed
Length: 161k Words
Genre: Historical
Updated: 4y ago
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The Great Assassinations: 40 Famous Assassinations in World History tells how the very mention of assassination fills people with fear, while the secrets behind it fascinate them. Based on their aims, the book divides assassinations into five types: those intended to bring about a domestic coup, those meant to influence domestic politics, those carried out in conflicts between countries or rival factions, personal or underworld vendettas, and terrorist assassinations.

Assassinations are carried out by organizations such as special agent units and intelligence services. Nearly every country has an assassination apparatus, operating in different forms.

Not every assassination succeeds. Many attempts have failed. Charles de Gaulle was targeted repeatedly by extreme colonialists and far-right politicians, but escaped each time. The US Central Intelligence Agency made as many as 638 attempts to assassinate Castro, yet he remained active on the political stage.

Several US presidents have been targeted for assassination: Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, Harry Truman, Ronald Reagan, and John F. Kennedy. Some were killed, while others survived the attempts.

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