Milton Giles - When Churchill Slaughtered Sheep And Stalin Robbed A Bank History's Unknown Chapters - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: 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.
Title: When Churchill Slaughtered Sheep And Stalin Robbed A Bank History's Unknown Chapters
Author(s): Milton Giles
Publisher: Picador
Barcode: 9781250078759
Pages: 272 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 11/1/2016
Category: 20th Century History: C 1900 To C 2000