When Churchill Slaughtered Sheep and Stalin Robbed a Bank: History's Unknown Chapters - Softcover

Milton, Giles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 125007875X ISBN 13: 9781250078759

Publisher: Picador, 2016

Synopsis

More addictive and mind-blowing true tales from history, told by Giles Milton―one of today’s most entertaining and accessible yet always intelligent and illuminating historians

In When Churchill Slaughtered Sheep and Stalin Robbed a Bank, the second installment in his outrageously entertaining series, History’s Unknown Chapters, Giles Milton shows his customary historical flair as he delves into the little-known stories from history, like when Stalin was actually assassinated with poison by one of his inner circle; the Russian scientist, dubbed the “Red Frankenstein,” who attempted to produce a human-ape hybrid through ethically dubious means; the family who survived thirty-eight days at sea with almost no water or supplies after their ship was destroyed by a killer whale; or the plot that served as a template for 9/11 in which four Algerian terrorists attempted to hijack a plane and fly it into the Eiffel Tower.

About this title

About the Author:

Giles Milton is a writer and journalist. He has contributed articles to most of the British national newspapers as well as many foreign publications, and specializes in the history of travel and exploration. In the course of his researches, he has traveled extensively in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas. He has written several books of nonfiction, including the bestselling Nathaniel's Nutmeg, and has been translated into fifteen languages worldwide. He is the author of the novel Edward Trencom's Nose.

Review:

"Highly readable." -- Kirkus Reviews

About this edition

• Publisher: Picador
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 125007875X
• ISBN 13: 9781250078759
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272