When Churchill Slaughtered Sheep and Stalin Robbed a Bank
Author | : Giles Milton |
Publisher | : Macmillan + ORM |
Total Pages | : 213 |
Release | : 2016-11-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781250078766 |
ISBN-13 | : 1250078768 |
Rating | : 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Download or read book When Churchill Slaughtered Sheep and Stalin Robbed a Bank written by Giles Milton and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.