Lives and contributions of famous and infamous warriors who shaped our future.
© 2017 Andrew Vecsey. All rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-387-74128-1
This book is a sequel to the science fiction “A Short History of a Long Future”.
This book contains not only the life biographies of the people who shaped our future, but also explains the details behind their philosophy, religion, science, and art that drove them to their great contribution to mankind.
This is a work of science fiction of the past and future based on the author's imagination.
The main aim of this book is to provide an overview of a wide range of topics in a simplified, entertaining and funny form that make readers think, that fires their desire to learn, and awakens their curiosity to question. May your mind hunger for more knowledge and your soul thirst for more understanding.
Table of Contents
The Warriors -fighters and leaders
Caligula (12-41)
Roman Emperor.
Eleanor of Aquataine
Henry II
King John (1166-1216)
King of England.
John of Gaunt
Joan of Arc
Henry VI
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Francisco Pizarro (1471-1541)
Spanish conquistador of the Inca Empire.
Hernán Cortés (1485-1547)
Spanish conquistador of the Aztec Empire.
Mary I (1516-1568)
The most hated English Queen.
Ivan I the Terrible (1530-1584)
Tsar of Russia.
Peter the Great (1672-1725)
Tzar of Russia.
Catherine the Great (1729-1796)
Empress of Russia.
George Washington (1732-1799)
US President
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
US President
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Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
French dictator
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
US president.
Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)
US president.
Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
Indian independence leader.
Lenin (1870-1924)
Russian dictator
Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
British statesman.
Joseph Stalin (1878-1953)
Soviet Union leader.
Mustafa Atatürk (1881-1938)
Turkish Founder of the Republic.
Franklin Roosevelt (1882-1945)
US president.
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Benito Mussolini (1883-1945)
Italian dictator.
Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975)
Chinese statesman.
Thomas Lawrence (1888-1935)
British military officer.
Ho Chí Minh (1890-1969)
Vietnamese communist leader.
Tito (1892-1980)
Yugoslav dictator.
Haile Selassie I (1892-1975)
Ethiopia's king.
Francisco Franco (1892-1975)
Spanish general and dictator.
Mao Tse-tung (1893-1976)
Chinese revolutionary.
Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971)
Soviet statesman.
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French dictator
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
US president.
Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)
US president.
Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
Indian independence leader.
Lenin (1870-1924)
Russian dictator
Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
British statesman.
Joseph Stalin (1878-1953)
Soviet Union leader.
Mustafa Atatürk (1881-1938)
Turkish Founder of the Republic.
Franklin Roosevelt (1882-1945)
US president.
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Benito Mussolini (1883-1945)
Italian dictator.
Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975)
Chinese statesman.
Thomas Lawrence (1888-1935)
British military officer.
Ho Chí Minh (1890-1969)
Vietnamese communist leader.
Tito (1892-1980)
Yugoslav dictator.
Haile Selassie I (1892-1975)
Ethiopia's king.
Francisco Franco (1892-1975)
Spanish general and dictator.
Mao Tse-tung (1893-1976)
Chinese revolutionary.
Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971)
Soviet statesman.
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Juan Perón (1895-1974)
Argentine politician.
Imre Nagy (1896-1958)
Hungarian communist politician.
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
Israeli Prime Minister.
Al Capone (1899-1947)
American “Robin Hood.”
Faisal Al Saud (1906-1975)
Saudi Arabian King.
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Salvador Allende (1908-1973)
Chilean politician.
Ronald Reagan (1911-2004)
US president.
Kim Il-sung (1912-1994)
North Korean leader.
Richard Nixon (1913-1994)
American politician.
Augusto Pinochet (1915-2006)
Chilean dictator.
John Kennedy (1917-1963)
American politician.
Gamal Nasser (1918-1970)
Egyptian president.
Nelson Mandela (1918-2013)
President of South Africa.
Nicolae Ceaușescu (1918-1989)
Romanian politician.
Alexander Dubček (1921-1992)
Slovak politician.
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Yitzhak Rabin (1922-1995)
Israeli general.
Shimon Peres (1923 -2016)
Israeli politician.
Idi Amin (1923-2003)
Ugandan president.
Pol Pot (1925-1998)
Cambodian politician.
Yasser Arafat (1929-2004)
Palestinian leader.
Martin Luther King (1929-1968)
US Civil Rights leader.
Hafez al-Assad (1930-2000)
Syrian president.
Boris Yeltsin (1931-2007)
Russian politician.
Václav Havel (1936-2011)
Czech president.
Saddam Hussein (1937-2006)
President of Iraq.
Kim Jong-il (1941-2011)
Leader of North Korea.
Muammar Gaddafi (1942-2011)
Libyan dictator.
Osama bin Laden (1957- 2011)
Founder of al-Qaeda.
Argentine politician.
Imre Nagy (1896-1958)
Hungarian communist politician.
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
Israeli Prime Minister.
Al Capone (1899-1947)
American “Robin Hood.”
Faisal Al Saud (1906-1975)
Saudi Arabian King.
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Salvador Allende (1908-1973)
Chilean politician.
Ronald Reagan (1911-2004)
US president.
Kim Il-sung (1912-1994)
North Korean leader.
Richard Nixon (1913-1994)
American politician.
Augusto Pinochet (1915-2006)
Chilean dictator.
John Kennedy (1917-1963)
American politician.
Gamal Nasser (1918-1970)
Egyptian president.
Nelson Mandela (1918-2013)
President of South Africa.
Nicolae Ceaușescu (1918-1989)
Romanian politician.
Alexander Dubček (1921-1992)
Slovak politician.
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Yitzhak Rabin (1922-1995)
Israeli general.
Shimon Peres (1923 -2016)
Israeli politician.
Idi Amin (1923-2003)
Ugandan president.
Pol Pot (1925-1998)
Cambodian politician.
Yasser Arafat (1929-2004)
Palestinian leader.
Martin Luther King (1929-1968)
US Civil Rights leader.
Hafez al-Assad (1930-2000)
Syrian president.
Boris Yeltsin (1931-2007)
Russian politician.
Václav Havel (1936-2011)
Czech president.
Saddam Hussein (1937-2006)
President of Iraq.
Kim Jong-il (1941-2011)
Leader of North Korea.
Muammar Gaddafi (1942-2011)
Libyan dictator.
Osama bin Laden (1957- 2011)
Founder of al-Qaeda.
The Warriors – leaders presented in “A Short History of a Long Future
Sargon of Akkad (2334BC-2279BC) small print
Persian King and builder of Babylon.
Yu (2200BC-2100BC) small print
Chinese Emperor known for controlling floods.
Hammurabi (1810BC-1750BC) small print
Pesian King of Babylon known for his code of law.
Amenhotep IV (1370BC-1340BC) small print
Egyptian pharaoh who refused to be considered a god.
Ramesses II (1303BC-1213BC) small print
Egyptian pharaoh who claimed to be a god.
Solomon (993BC-903BC) small print
Jewish king who was the son of David and builder of the Temple in Jerusalem.
Draco (650BC-601BC) small print
Greek legislator known for his harsh laws.
Nebuchadnezzar II (634BC-562BC) small print
Persian king.
Cyrus II (600BC-530BC) small print
Persian king.
Miltiades (550BC-489BC) small print
Greek general.
Sun Tzu ( 544BC-496BC) small print
Chinese general, author of “The Art of War”.
Pyrrhus (318BC-272BC) small print
Greek general.
Alexander III The Great (356BC-323BC) small print
King of Macedonia.
Ashoka Maurya (304BC-232BC) small print
Indian emperor who helped to spred Buddhism.
Qin Shi (259BC-210BC) small print
Chinese emperor who burnt books and built walls.
Hannibal (247BC-182BC) small print
One of the greatest military commanders in history from Carthage.
Publius Cornelius Africanus (236BC- 183BC) small print
Roman general.
Spartacus (111BC-71BC) small print
Greek gladiator.
Julius Caesar (100BC-44BC) small print
Roman Emperor who married Cleopatra.
Vercingetorix (82BC-46BC) small print
French national hero who united Celtic tribes against Romans.
Cleopatra (69BC-30BC) small print
Last pharaoh of Egypt.
Nero (37- 68) small print
Roman Emperor.
Hermann (17BC-21AD) small print
German national hero who united Germanic tribes against Romans.
Xiahou Dun (… AD - 220 AD) small print
Chinese hero.
Hadrian (76- 138) small print
Roman Emperor.
Constantine I (272- 337) small print
First Roman Emperor to be a christian.
Theodosius I (347-395) small print
Last Roman Emperor to rule over both the eastern and the western halves of the Roman Empire.
Alaric I (375-410) small print
Visigoths king who sacked Rome.
Attila (406- 453) small print
Mongolian king of the Huns who invaded Europe.
Justinian I (482-565) small print
Eastern Roman Emperor who made Constantinople beautiful.
Abu al-Abbas (721-754) small print
First caliph of the Abbasid caliphate.
Roland (738-778) small print
Legendary person associated with Charlemagne.
Charlemagne ( 742-814) small print
French king who became the father of Europe.
Basil I, the Macedonian (811-886) small print
Eric Bloodaxe (886 -954) small print
Viking king and raider.
Erik The Red ( 950-1003) small print
Outlaw Viking from Norway.
Basil II The Bulgar Slayer ( 958-1025) small print
Byzantine Emperor from the Macedonia.
Henry I (1069-1135) small print
King of England who made money out of sticks.
Yue Fei (1103-1142) small print
Chinese folk hero known for his integrity, patriotism, and loyalty.
Saladin (1137-1193) small print
Egyptian Sultan who captured Jerusalem.
Richard I The Lionheart (1157-1199) small print
English crusader king.
Genghis Khan (1160-1227) small print
Mongolian king.
Frederick II (1194-1250) small print
Holy Roman Emperor.
William Wallace (1280-1314) small print
Scottish freedom fighter.
Mehmet II “the Conqueror” (1432 -1481) small print
Osman I, Mehmet II, János Hunyadi, Szeklers , Dracula, Suleiman I, Battle of Mohács, John Zápolya, Mimar Sinan
Yemelyan Pugachev (1742-1775) small print
Cossack warrior.
Adolph Hitler (1889-1945) small print
German dictator.
Che Guevara (1928- 1967) small print
Argentine Marxist.
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Caligula, Eleanor of Aquataine, Henry II, John, King of England, John of Gaunt, Joan of Arc, Henry VI,
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