Bibliograph

Idi Amin, Steve Dougherty

Type

Label

Idi Amin, Steve Dougherty

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 125, 128) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

013-017

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Idi Amin

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Steve Dougherty

Series statement

A wicked history : 20th century

Summary

Describes Idi Amin's rise to power and his brutal, eight-year dictatorship in Uganda

Table Of Contents

Training of a tyrant -- Coming of age -- Iron fists -- Mau Mau -- Trouble for the future -- A bloody power struggle -- A new nation -- Death of democracy -- Setting the stage -- Lightning strike -- Idi Amin in pictures -- Reign of terror -- Victory tour -- Bloodbath -- Without a trace -- About-face -- Exodus -- Invasion -- The public mask -- Raid on Entebbe -- Losing his grip

Target audience

adolescent

Classification