When Churchill Slaughtered Sheep and Stalin Robbed a Bank
History's Unknown Chapters

De ce două nații au devenit agitate, când un cadavru a fost găsit în 1958 la Chichester? Care a fost cauza nebuniei regelui George al III-lea? Cum a ajuns un străin să se furișeze în Palatul Buckingham de două ori și chiar să ajungă pe patul reginei Elisabeta a II-a, în timp ce aceasta dormea? Cum s......more

Fun little book, 5 stars because it achieves what it sets out to do, it is entertaining, it is full of arcane historical knowledge and promotes you to look at history more closely. I had fun reading all of this previously I know facts about history , the chapters are short therefore you can breeze t......more

This book is a collection of brief tales about little known events in history. For example, it is about an academic paper that claims George III had bipolar disorder; another that Stalin was poisoned. I found the two stories most interesting and they had information that was new to me. The first one......more

Kniha Když Lenin přišel o mozek a Churchill obětoval ovci je druhým dílem série Fascinující poznámky od Gilese Miltona. I když má ryze bulvární ráz, dost mě baví. Kratičké příběhy z historie, každý sotva na tři strany, slibují, že se nudit nebudete (a když už, tak jen chvíli). Ano, je to celé vypráv......more

This is a very entertaining book packed with interesting episodes from world history. In addition to the two stories mentioned in the title, Giles tells us about escapes from the Nazis, a Soviet scientist who wanted to breed a human/chimpanzee, and criminals who stole Charlie Chaplin’s corpse and he......more