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Author:

Milton, Giles, author.

Title:

When Churchill slaughtered sheep and Stalin robbed a bank : history's unknown chapters / Giles Milton.

Edition:

First U.S. Edition.

Publisher:

Picador,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

viii, 264 pages ; 21 cm

Subject:

History--Miscellanea.

Contents:

Book I. When Churchill slaughtered sheep -- When Churchill slaughtered sheep -- A question of mistaken identity -- Kings, queens and madmen -- Papal bull -- Up and away -- Beauty and the beast -- Get me out! -- The bubble that burst -- A child for the Fuhrer -- Book II. When Stalin robbed a bank -- When Stalin robbed a bank -- It'll never happen to me -- Escape from hell -- Just plain weird -- Die-hard Nazis -- A trio of monsters -- I am a hero -- Rule-breakers.

Summary:

In When Churchill Slaughtered Sheep and Stalin Robbed a Bank, the second installment in his outrageously entertaining series, History{u2019}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.

Series:

History's unknown chapters
Milton, Giles. History's unknown chapters

ISBN:

125007875X (trade pbk.)
9781250078759 (trade pbk.)

LCCN:

2016022567

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