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Two 20th century tyrants stand apart from all the rest in terms of their ruthlessness and the degree to which they changed the world around them. Briefly allies during World War II, Adolph Hitler and Josef Stalin then tried to exterminate each other in sweeping campaigns unlike anything the modern world had ever seen, affecting soldiers and civilians alike. Millions of miles of Eastern Europe were ruined in their fight to the death, millions of lives sacrificed.

A spine-chilling chronicle of dictators and their crimes against humanity, Tyrants introduces the most bloodthirsty madmen—and women—ever to wield power over their unfortunate fellow human beings. From Herod the Great, persecutor of the infant Jesus, to Adolf Hitler, mass murderer and instigator of the most devastating war the world has ever known, this book examines history's most infamous despots and tells in vivid detail the story of the lives they led, their ruthless climb to the top and the destruction and sorrow they left in their wake.

A podcast dedicated to good cups of tea and not-so-good people: each week we dig into a historical leader and investigate their life, methods, and span of their rule, dissecting their brutal reputations and what they did to earn them. Join me (and occasionally my father) as we dive into some of history's deepest rabbit holes and uncover secrets about some of the past's most gruesome leaders as we ask ourselves over a nice cup of tea, "Were they really a tyrant, or were they just on the wrong side of history?"