Originally published in Great Britain in 2010 separately as 'When Churchill slaughtered sheep' and 'When Stalin robbed a bank' by John Murray (Publishers).

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 ill

In this marvellous collection of fascinating footnotes, Giles Milton delves into little-known stories from history. Covering everything from adventure, war, mur

"Originally published in Great Britain as The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare by John Murray (Publishers)"--Title page verso.

Originally published under the titles: When Hitler took cocaine and When Linin lost his brain.