A common theme is the portrayal of these figures as "social failures" who entered adulthood with deep psychological fissures and an inability to form normal human relationships.
The book details the early lives of Pol Pot, Idi Amin Dada, Stalin, Gadafi, Hitler, Franco, Mao, Mussolini, Saddam Hussein, and Bokassa. La Infancia De Los Dictadores Veronique Chalme...
The author explores patterns of familial trauma , such as the physical abuse suffered by Hitler and Stalin, or the emotional abandonment experienced by Franco and Mussolini. A common theme is the portrayal of these