Pol Pot

Philip Short's biography explores the enigmatic figure of Pol Pot, a leader who transformed from a charismatic idealist into the architect of one of history's most brutal social experiments. This book investigates how an idealistic vision of justice mutated into a reign of terror, leading to the deaths of over a million Cambodians. Drawing on interviews with former Khmer Rouge leaders and previously closed archives, Short crafts a definitive portrait of the man behind a terrifying modern regime.