The World's Most Notorious Failed Assassination Attempts in History, Vol. 3: The 1931-1950 Attempts on the Lives of Adolph Hitler, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Mohandas Gandhi, Leon Trotsky, and More

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Presidents, celebrities, politicians, and others in positions of power or in the public eye have tantalized millions of ordinary folks who look up to them, admire them, or even hate them.

But out of these millions of ordinary folks there have always been the few lunatics who want nothing more than to have a taste of that fame and power and they'll kill to get it... or at least try.

Assassins have existed all throughout time. They run the gamut from run-of-the-mill crazy people to contract killers to extremist groups, but they all have the same objective: kill. Many succeed, while countless others do not.

This series takes a look at the known failed assassination attempts to have occurred throughout history.

In this edition of "The World's Most Notorious Failed Assassination Attempts in History" read about the failed attempts at taking the lives of notable politicians, stars, and figure heads from 1931-1950.

Read about attempts on notable people like Harry S. Truman, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Mohandas Gandhi, Leon Trotsky, Adolf Hitler, Engelbert Dollfuss, and more.

Look for more editions to read about more failed assassination attempts all over the world.


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