The 20th century witnessed numerous significant assassinations that had profound impacts on global politics, social movements, and cultural landscapes.

*Types of People Assassinated:*
- *Politicians and World Leaders*: Targeted for their policies, ideologies, or roles in power.
- *Activists and Advocates*: Human rights activists, social justice advocates, and community leaders have been assassinated for their work and views.
- *Journalists and Media Figures*: Targeted for their reporting and exposés.
- *Religious Leaders*: Some religious leaders have been assassinated due to their influence, views, or roles in their communities.

*Reasons Behind Assassinations:*
- *Political Ideology*: Motivated by ideological differences, perpetrators sought to disrupt or overthrow existing power structures.
- *Power Struggles*: Assassinations have been used as a means to gain power, eliminate rivals, or to settle scores.
-*Terrorism*: Some terrorist groups carried out assassinations, seeking to create fear, destabilise governments, or advance their agendas.

*1900-1914*
Umberto I, King of Italy
President William McKinley
Emile Zola
Russia's Bloody Sunday
Pat Garrett
King George I of Greece
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie

*WWI and postwar*
Grigori Rasputin
Mata Hari
Russian Royal Family
Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht
Emiliano Zapata
Pancho Villa

*1920-1929*
The Cairo Gang, Dublin
The Igoe Gang
Bloody Sunday, Dublin
Bloody Night, Portugal
Michael Collins
Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson
St Valentine's Day Massacre, Chicago

*1930-1939*
Ernst Rohm
Kristallnacht
Ernst vom Rath

*WWII and postwar*
Leon Trotsky
Reinhard Heydrich
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Benito Mussolini
Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
Mahatma Gandhi

*1960s*
Patrice Lumumba
Ngo Diah Diem
President John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Robert Francis Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Malcolm X
Henrik Verwoerd
Martin Luther King

*1970s*
The Munich Massacre
Victor Jara
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Ross McWhirter
Steve Biko
Georgi Markov
Airey Neave
Lord Mountbatten

*Later 20th century*
John Lennon
Anwar Sadat
Indira Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi
Pablo Escobar
Andreas Escobar
Yitzhak Rabin

Well written and interesting, I loved how informative this was and how it covered fro world leaders to pop stars, really good

This gripping book examines the significant assassinations of the 20th century, analyzing their impact on world events and exploring both successful and failed attempts. It’s thought-provoking, insightful, and easy to read.

Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.

Thank you to NetGalley for this e-copy of Assassinations that Shaped the Twentieth Century in exchange for a honest review.This book is full of assassinations and near assassinations that occurred from 1900-2000 and shaped and changed our world.The deaths of many world leaders occurred during this time period.This book lists all the deaths in chronological order followed by a snippet of how they occurred.Perfect for history buffs like me.Very informative read.

This is a great read for history buffs, especially being focused on the narrow subject of assassinations. I do not not think the author missed any major assassination of the 20th century to make his point that was the terrorist way of making their points. I believe some of the events he mentions were just murders, ie Sharon Tate, John Lennon, not necessarily “assassination”. I would definitely recommend this book as it is well written and researched.

"History is not a list of dates or names of battles... History is about stories. Enjoying them, no matter what the subject matter, is the important factor. That is how we learn. And with learning we can hope not to repeat the same old mistakes, time after time."

If this was the overarching goal behind Phil Carradice's detailed account of influential assassinations, then he has achieved it by leaps and bounds. Assassinations That Shaped the Twentieth Century is a well-paced and informative read. The author's straightforward and clear writing style, with just the right amount of detail to contextualize events and people, paints an evocative picture of the stories that have influenced history. The book's structure--divided into parts by years--makes the reader feel like they are taking a trip down the river of history, with each port stop introducing them to a particular historical time period and its eccentricities. While the history of assassinations is long and this book could have been endless, the author's strategic choices of which figures to cover are thoughtfully made. Carradice doesn't restrict himself to a Euro/Western-centric view of the world (characteristic of so many historical books), but spans cultures (including Latin America, India, etc), professions (from politicians to musicians), and motivations. The book is not bogged down by nitty-gritty details; Carradice aptly selects the right set of facts to paint a picture of events long past while providing sufficient background for even the most unacquainted reader to understand the significance of each event. The discussion of failed assassinations is a delight to read; the detailing of ludicrous and fanciful failed assassination attempts introduces levity to a book about the heaviest of subject matters: death. All in all, this is a great book for someone who is just dipping their toes into reading historical non-fiction.

Very much enjoyed reading
This book
Shocked how many assassination have changed the world
Well written and worth reading