A compulsively readable and utterly original account of world history—from an atrocitologist’s point of view. Evangelists of human progress meet their oppos

Which wars killed the most people? Was the twentieth century the most violent in history? Are religions, tyrants or ideologies responsible for the greatest bloo

Why do people go to war? Is it rooted in human nature or is it a late cultural invention? And what of war today: is it a declining phenomenon or simply changing

“An amusing (really) account of the murderous ways of despots, slave traders, blundering royals, gladiators and assorted hordes.”—New York Times Evangelis

Kids are fascinated by the gross and gory, and this book certianly delivers the gruesome goods.