An engaging and original historical portrait of eight of the most influential political figures of the twentieth century: Woodrow Wilson, Lenin, Hitler, Churchi

"The last hundred years have been captured not just in words, as in previous centuries, but also in visual detail with photographs, film and video. The greatest

Never before had any century in history known the continually accelerating rate and scope of change experienced in the twentieth century -- with its revolutiona

Winner of the 2007 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism A New York Times Book Review Top Ten Book of the Year Time magazine Top Ten Nonfiction Book