Brigitte M. Wareham was born and educated in Austria. She has travelled the world, and lived and worked in different countries in Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East. Her life-long passion for politics and history led to further university studies in preparation for her first book. With her English husband she lives in West Sussex.
Sebastian Schmitz runs his own bookshop in Essen, Germany. His interest in the funerals of world leaders was spurred on by visits to the graves of Tito and Khomeini.
The only certainty in life is death. Even the most powerful leaders throughout history were unable to cheat the Grim Reaper. World leaders, whether revered or reviled, are rarely allowed to exit gracefully from life but instead receive a state funeral, a major international event incorporating splen...