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Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler's Defeat

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Six gentlemen, one goal: the destruction of Hitler's war machineIn the spring of 1939, a top-secret organization was founded in London: its purpose was to plot the destruction of Hitler's war machine through spectacular acts of sabotage.The guerrilla campaign that followed was every bit as extraordinary as the six men who directed it. One of them, Cecil Clarke, was a maverick engineer who had ... Read more

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Six gentlemen, one goal: the destruction of Hitler's war machineIn the spring of 1939, a top-secret organization was founded in London: its purpose was to plot the destruction of Hitler's war machine through spectacular acts of sabotage.The guerrilla campaign that followed was every bit as extraordinary as the six men who directed it. One of them, Cecil Clarke, was a maverick engineer who had
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Russian Roulette

How British Spies Thwarted Lenin's Plot for Global Revolution

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In 1917, a band of communist revolutionaries stormed the Winter Palace of Tsar Nicholas II-a dramatic and explosive act marking that Vladimir Lenin's communist revolution was now underway. But Lenin would not be satisfied with overthrowing the Tsar. His goal was a global revolt that would topple all Western capitalist regimes-starting with the British Empire.Russian Roulette tells the spectacular ... Read more

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In 1917, a band of communist revolutionaries stormed the Winter Palace of Tsar Nicholas II-a dramatic and explosive act marking that Vladimir Lenin's communist revolution was now underway. But Lenin would not be satisfied with overthrowing the Tsar. His goal was a global revolt that would topple all Western capitalist regimes-starting with the British Empire.Russian Roulette tells the spectacular
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Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy, Airman, Gangster, Kill or Die

How the Allies Won on D-Day

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A ground-breaking account of the first 24 hours of the D-Day invasion told by a symphony of incredible accounts of unknown and unheralded members of the Allied – and Axis – forces.An epic battle that involved 156,000 men, 7,000 ships and 20,000 armoured vehicles, D-Day was, above all, a tale of individual heroics – of men who were driven to keep fighting until the German defences were smashed and ... Read more

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A ground-breaking account of the first 24 hours of the D-Day invasion told by a symphony of incredible accounts of unknown and unheralded members of the Allied – and Axis – forces.An epic battle that involved 156,000 men, 7,000 ships and 20,000 armoured vehicles, D-Day was, above all, a tale of individual heroics – of men who were driven to keep fighting until the German defences were smashed and
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Empire at the Edge of the World

A Story of Endurance and Madness in the High Arctic

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From internationally bestselling historian Giles Milton comes a gripping tale of exploration, survival, and geopolitical power in the Arctic Circle.The year was 1913. Charismatic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson was obsessed with a frozen speck of land in the Siberian Arctic: Wrangel Island. Believing whoever possessed it would control the future of the Northern Hemisphere—its air routes, its ... Read more

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From internationally bestselling historian Giles Milton comes a gripping tale of exploration, survival, and geopolitical power in the Arctic Circle.The year was 1913. Charismatic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson was obsessed with a frozen speck of land in the Siberian Arctic: Wrangel Island. Believing whoever possessed it would control the future of the Northern Hemisphere—its air routes, its
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Nathaniel's Nutmeg

Or, The True and Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader Who Changed the Course of History

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"An exciting account of the dangerous voyages, bizarre transactions, and desperate battles of the spice wars." — The Washington PostA true tale of high adventure in the South Seas.The tiny island of Run is an insignificant speck in the Indonesian archipelago. Just two miles long and half a mile wide, it is remote, tranquil, and, these days, largely ignored.Yet 370 years ago, Run's harvest of ... Read more

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"An exciting account of the dangerous voyages, bizarre transactions, and desperate battles of the spice wars." — The Washington PostA true tale of high adventure in the South Seas.The tiny island of Run is an insignificant speck in the Indonesian archipelago. Just two miles long and half a mile wide, it is remote, tranquil, and, these days, largely ignored.Yet 370 years ago, Run's harvest of
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Checkmate in Berlin

The Cold War Showdown That Shaped the Modern World

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From a master of popular history, the lively, immersive story of the race to seize Berlin in the aftermath of World War II as it’s never been told beforeBERLIN’S FATE WAS SEALED AT THE 1945 YALTA CONFERENCE: the city, along with the rest of Germany, was to be carved up among the victorious powers— the United States, Britain, France, and the Soviet Union. On paper, it seemed a pragmatic solution. ... Read more

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From a master of popular history, the lively, immersive story of the race to seize Berlin in the aftermath of World War II as it’s never been told beforeBERLIN’S FATE WAS SEALED AT THE 1945 YALTA CONFERENCE: the city, along with the rest of Germany, was to be carved up among the victorious powers— the United States, Britain, France, and the Soviet Union. On paper, it seemed a pragmatic solution.
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White Gold

The Extraordinary Story of Thomas Pellow and Islam's One Million White Slaves

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Giles Milton's White Gold tells the true story of white European slaves in eighteenth century Algiers, Tunis, and Morocco."An elegantly discursive retelling . . . customarily elegant prose." --Simon Winchester, The Boston GlobeIn the summer of 1716, a Cornish cabin boy named Thomas Pellow and fifty-one of his comrades were captured at sea by Barbary corsairs. Their captors--Ali Hakem and his ... Read more

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Giles Milton's White Gold tells the true story of white European slaves in eighteenth century Algiers, Tunis, and Morocco."An elegantly discursive retelling . . . customarily elegant prose." --Simon Winchester, The Boston GlobeIn the summer of 1716, a Cornish cabin boy named Thomas Pellow and fifty-one of his comrades were captured at sea by Barbary corsairs. Their captors--Ali Hakem and his
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The Stalin Affair

The Impossible Alliance That Won the War

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From internationally bestselling historian Giles Milton comes the remarkable true story of the motley group of Allied men and women who worked to manage Stalin’s mercurial, explosive approach to diplomacy during four turbulent years of World War II.In the summer of 1941, Hitler invaded the Soviet Union, shattering what Stalin had considered an ironclad partnership. There were real fears that ... Read more

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From internationally bestselling historian Giles Milton comes the remarkable true story of the motley group of Allied men and women who worked to manage Stalin’s mercurial, explosive approach to diplomacy during four turbulent years of World War II.In the summer of 1941, Hitler invaded the Soviet Union, shattering what Stalin had considered an ironclad partnership. There were real fears that
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When Churchill Slaughtered Sheep and Stalin Robbed a Bank

History's Unknown Chapters

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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 ReviewsIn this second installment in his outrageously entertaining series, History's Unknown Chapters, Giles Milton shows ... Read more

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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 ReviewsIn this second installment in his outrageously entertaining series, History's Unknown Chapters, Giles Milton shows
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Samurai William

The Englishman Who Opened Japan

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An eye-opening account of the first encounter between England and Japan, by the acclaimed author of Nathaniel's NutmegIn 1611, the merchants of London's East India Company received a mysterious letter from Japan, written several years previously by a marooned English mariner named William Adams. Foreigners had been denied access to Japan for centuries, yet Adams had been living in this unknown ... Read more

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An eye-opening account of the first encounter between England and Japan, by the acclaimed author of Nathaniel's NutmegIn 1611, the merchants of London's East India Company received a mysterious letter from Japan, written several years previously by a marooned English mariner named William Adams. Foreigners had been denied access to Japan for centuries, yet Adams had been living in this unknown
... Read more
The Riddle and the Knight

In Search of Sir John Mandeville, the World's Greatest Traveler

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"A delightful travelogue as well as a long-overdue resurrection of one of the most intriguing figures in the history of geographical exploration." — Booklist (starred review)Giles Milton's first book, The Riddle and the Knight, is a fascinating account of the legend of Sir John Mandeville, a long-forgotten knight who was once the most famous writer in medieval Europe. Mandeville wrote a book about ... Read more

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"A delightful travelogue as well as a long-overdue resurrection of one of the most intriguing figures in the history of geographical exploration." — Booklist (starred review)Giles Milton's first book, The Riddle and the Knight, is a fascinating account of the legend of Sir John Mandeville, a long-forgotten knight who was once the most famous writer in medieval Europe. Mandeville wrote a book about
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When Hitler Took Cocaine and Lenin Lost His Brain

History's Unknown Chapters

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An addictive compendium of 50 little-known historic tales that are "seemingly too-good-to-be-true [with] plenty of fabulously dramatic adventures" ( Publishers Weekly).When Hitler Took Cocaine and Lenin Lost His Brain is the first installment in Giles Milton's outrageously entertaining series, History's Unknown Chapters: colorful and accessible, intelligent and illuminating stories from the past ... Read more

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An addictive compendium of 50 little-known historic tales that are "seemingly too-good-to-be-true [with] plenty of fabulously dramatic adventures" ( Publishers Weekly).When Hitler Took Cocaine and Lenin Lost His Brain is the first installment in Giles Milton's outrageously entertaining series, History's Unknown Chapters: colorful and accessible, intelligent and illuminating stories from the past
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