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Fascinating Footnotes From History
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Author : Giles Milton
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2015-09-24
Fascinating Footnotes From History written by Giles Milton and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-24 with History categories.
'Giles Milton is a man who can take an event from history and make it come alive . . . an inspiration for those of us who believe that history can be exciting and entertaining' Matthew Redhead, The Times Did you know that Hitler took cocaine? That Stalin robbed a bank? That Charlie Chaplin's corpse was filched and held to ransom? Giles Milton is a master of historical narrative: in his characteristically engaging prose, Fascinating Footnotes From History details one hundred of the quirkiest historical nuggets; eye-stretching stories that read like fiction but are one hundred per cent fact. There is Hiroo Onoda, the lone Japanese soldier still fighting the Second World War in 1974; Agatha Christie, who mysteriously disappeared for eleven days in 1926; and Werner Franz, a cabin boy on the Hindenburg who lived to tell the tale when it was engulfed in flames in 1937. Fascinating Footnotes From History also answers who ate the last dodo, who really killed Rasputin and why Sergeant Stubby had four legs. Peopled with a gallery of spies, rogues, cannibals, adventurers and slaves, and spanning twenty centuries and six continents, Giles Milton's impeccably researched footnotes shed light on some of the most infamous stories and most flamboyant and colourful characters (and animals) from history. (Previoulsy published in four individual epub volumes: When Hitler Took Cocaine, When Stalin Robbed a Bank, When Lenin Lost His Brain and When Churchill Slaughtered Sheep.)
When Lenin Lost His Brain
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Author : Giles Milton
language : en
Publisher: John Murray
Release Date : 2015-03-26
When Lenin Lost His Brain written by Giles Milton and has been published by John Murray this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-26 with History categories.
In this marvellous collection of fascinating footnotes, Giles Milton delves into the little-known stories from history. Covering everything from adventure, war, murder and slavery to espionage, including the stories of the female Robinson Crusoe, Hitler's final hours, Japan's deadly balloon bomb and the emperor of the United States, these tales deserve to be told.
When Hitler Took Cocaine
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Author : Giles Milton
language : en
Publisher: John Murray
Release Date : 2014-09-11
When Hitler Took Cocaine written by Giles Milton and has been published by John Murray this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-11 with History categories.
In this marvellous collection of fascinating footnotes, Giles Milton delves into the little-known stories from history. Covering everything from adventure, war, murder and slavery to espionage, including the stories of the real war horse, who killed Rasputin, Agatha Christie's greatest mystery and Hitler's English girlfriend, these tales deserve to be told.
When Stalin Robbed A Bank
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Author : Giles Milton
language : en
Publisher: John Murray
Release Date : 2014-11-06
When Stalin Robbed A Bank written by Giles Milton and has been published by John Murray this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-06 with History categories.
In this marvellous collection of fascinating footnotes, Giles Milton delves into the little-known stories from history. Covering everything from adventure, war, murder and slavery to espionage, including the stories of the man who stole the Mona Lisa, the double life of Dr Aribert Heim, the man who never died and the cabin boy on the Hindenburg, these tales deserve to be told.
When Churchill Slaughtered Sheep
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Author : Giles Milton
language : en
Publisher: John Murray
Release Date : 2015-06-04
When Churchill Slaughtered Sheep written by Giles Milton and has been published by John Murray this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-04 with History categories.
In this marvellous collection of fascinating footnotes, Giles Milton delves into little-known stories from history. Covering everything from adventure, war, murder and slavery to espionage, including the stories of the last secret of the Cold War, the man who broke into Auschwitz, the worst banker in history and the woman who gave birth for Hitler, these tales deserve to be told.
The Footnote
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Author : Anthony Grafton
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1997
The Footnote written by Anthony Grafton and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.
In this engrossing account, footnotes to history give way to footnotes as history, recounting in their subtle way the curious story of the progress of knowledge in written form.
Churchill S Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare
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Author : Giles Milton
language : en
Publisher: Picador
Release Date : 2017-02-07
Churchill S Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare written by Giles Milton and has been published by Picador this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-07 with History categories.
Six gentlemen, one goal: the destruction of Hitler's war machine In 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 spent the 1930s inventing futuristic caravans. Now, his talents were put to more devious use: he built the dirty bomb used to assassinate Hitler's favorite, Reinhard Heydrich. Another, William Fairbairn, was a portly pensioner with an unusual passion: he was the world's leading expert in silent killing, hired to train the guerrillas being parachuted behind enemy lines. Led by dapper Scotsman Colin Gubbins, these men—along with three others—formed a secret inner circle that, aided by a group of formidable ladies, single-handedly changed the course Second World War: a cohort hand-picked by Winston Churchill, whom he called his Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. Giles Milton's Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is a gripping and vivid narrative of adventure and derring-do that is also, perhaps, the last great untold story of the Second World War.
Footnotes From The World S Greatest Bookstores
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Author : Bob Eckstein
language : en
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Release Date : 2016-10-04
Footnotes From The World S Greatest Bookstores written by Bob Eckstein and has been published by Clarkson Potter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-04 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A New York Times Bestseller From the beloved New Yorker cartoonist comes a collection of paintings and stories from some of the world’s most cherished bookstores. This collection of 75 evocative paintings and colorful anecdotes invites you into the heart and soul of every community: the local bookshop, each with its own quirks, charms, and legendary stories. The book features an incredible roster of great bookstores from across the globe and stories from writers, thinkers and artists of our time, including David Bowie, Tom Wolfe, Jonathan Lethem, Roz Chast, Deepak Chopra, Bob Odenkirk, Philip Glass, Jonathan Ames, Terry Gross, Mark Maron, Neil Gaiman, Ann Patchett, Chris Ware, Molly Crabapple, Amitav Ghosh, Alice Munro, Dave Eggers, and many more. Page by page, Eckstein perfectly captures our lifelong love affair with books, bookstores, and book-sellers that is at once heartfelt, bittersweet, and cheerfully confessional.
Farewell To Spandau
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Author : Tony Le Tissier
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2021-11-26
Farewell To Spandau written by Tony Le Tissier and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-26 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The last British Governor of Spandau Allied Prison puts the record straight about the final years of Rudolf Hess' life, and his ultimate suicide while in Allied custody.
Footnotes To History 2
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Author : Glenister Sheil
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000-01-01
Footnotes To History 2 written by Glenister Sheil and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-01-01 with categories.