How Tyrants Fall

<p><b>'Thought-provoking, vivid and often entertaining' <i>DAILY TELEGRAPH<br></i></b><br><b>'Compelling' <i>FINANCIAL TIMES</i></b><b><br><br>'Thought-provoking'<i> THE ECONOMIST<br></i><br></b><b>'Gripping . . . Essential and captivating' BRADLEY HOPE</b><br><br><b>HOW DO WE END TYRANNY?</b><br><br> Tyrants seem invincible, but they face constant threats from all sides. Whether it's by members of their inner circle, military elites, alienated masses, assassins, revolutionaries, or simply old age - they always fall. And when they do, they cannot retire: they face exile, prison or death. The aftermath can be catastrophic.<br><br>Meeting with improbable coup plotters, intelligence officers, rebel commanders and fugitive dissidents, Dr Marcel Dirsus draws on extraordinary interviews to unpick the vulnerabilities of the world's strongmen.<i>How Tyrants Fall</i> is an essential guide to decapitating tyranny, and a warning of what happens if we do.</p>