Fascinating historical footnotes from the bestselling author of Nathaniel's Nutmeg.
Fascinating footnotes on everything from the real war horse to who killed Rasputin and from Agatha Christie's greatest mystery to Hitler's English girlfriend, this is a marvellous collection of historical stories that need to be told.
Giles Milton is a writer and historian. He is the internationally bestselling author of eleven books including Nathaniel's Nutmeg, White Gold, Samurai William, Paradise Lost, Russian Roulette, D-Day: The Soldier's Story and Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. He has also written three novels and three children's books. His books have been translated into twenty-five languages. He lives in London.