When Churchill Slaughtered Sheep and Stalin Robbed a Bank

More addictive & mind-blowing true tales from history, by one of today’s most entertaining & accessible yet always intelligent & illuminating historians.

“The British journalist continues to collect little-known events and factoids from history. . . . Highly readable.” —Kirkus Reviews
 

In this 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, including 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.