Trujillo : The Death of the Dictator Book

Death, death and more death. Diederich created a very insightful book in writing The Death of The Dictator, and his attention to details in times, places and names is an example of his journalistic ability. Trujillo was a madman, he was an unapologetic dictator who refused to bend for anyone, even in his death and assassination. The stories of the assassins were hell and in particular, Antonio De La Maza's involvement from the day his brother was killed to the day he himself was killed after he took Trujillo's life. Dominican history will forever be marked by Trujillo's actions over the course of 30+ years, and this book did an exemplary job at showing how. The decades in which he ruled arguably still have lingering effects, and to know Diederich spoke with those involved firsthand is fascinating and evident in his writings. My only complaint was the focus on less than relevant details relating to the people involved. In some chapters, more plot and less unnecessary details on irrelevant people would've been better.