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Obscure and addictive true tales from history told by one of our most entertaining historians, Giles Milton
The first installment in Giles Milton's outrageously entertaining series, History's Unknown Chapters: colorful and accessible, intelligent and illuminating, Milton shows his customary historical flair as he delves into the little-known stories from the past.
There's the cook aboard the Titanic, who pickled himself with whiskey and survived in the icy seas where most everyone else died. There's the man who survived the atomic bomb in both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. And there's many, many more.
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.
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Giles Milton is a writer and journalist. He has contributed articles to most of the British national newspapers as well as many foreign publications, and specializes in the history of travel and exploration. In the course of his researches, he has traveled extensively in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas. He has written several books of nonfiction, including the bestselling Nathaniel's Nutmeg, and has been translated into fifteen languages worldwide. He is the author of the novel Edward Trencom's Nose.
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“If you get a kick out of odd historical trivia like that, you’ll devour “When Hitler Took Cocaine and Lenin Lost His Brain,” the first installment in Giles Milton’s new “History’s Unknown Chapters” series. Packed with 50 stories your social studies teacher probably skipped, the book sports a wandering eye and witty voice that make for diverting winter reading.”―The Washington Post
"A list of insurance claims taken out on pets drowned with the Titanic. A legend detailing the various forms of Chinese castrati. A detailed description―by the oh-so-fittingly named Sir Hamon L’Estrange―of a dodo a mere quarter century before the bird’s extinction. These moments are the winking epigraphs of grinning Death, gleaned from Giles Milton’s history of the bizarre, the obfuscated and the macabre. And what a history it is!"―Paste Magazine
"50 brief but detailed stories, from the hilarious to the absurd."―The Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Fans of history, trivia, and Miilton's previous works will delight in this collection of lesser-known historical stories."―Library Journal (starred review)
"Stranger than fiction? Possibly, but life always seems to create more bizarre people and unforeseen happenings than most writers will ever imagine."―CounterPunch
“[An] easily digestible mix of humor, trivia, and solid research....Dozens of seemingly too-good-to-be-true tales...There are plenty of fabulously dramatic adventures here...Milton’s entertaining collection is sure to leave readers waiting for the next volume in the series."―Publishers Weekly
“Milton has assembled an easily digestible compendium of historical oddities about the famous and infamous.”―Kirkus Reviews
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Book Description paperback. Condition: New. "About the AuthorGiles Milton is the internationally bestselling author of a dozen works of narrative history, including Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy, Airman, Gangster, Kill or Die: How the Allies Won on D-Day. His previous work, Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, is currently being developed into a major TV series. Milton's works-published in twenty-five languages-include Nathaniel's Nutmeg, serialized by the BBC. He lives in London and Burgundy.Product DescriptionObscure and addictive true tales from history told by one of our most entertaining historians, Giles MiltonThe first installment in Giles Milton's outrageously entertaining series, History's Unknown Chapters: colorful and accessible, intelligent and illuminating, Milton shows his customary historical flair as he delves into the little-known stories from the past.There's the cook aboard the Titanic, who pickled himself with whiskey and survived in the icy seas where most everyone else died. There's the man who survived the atomic bomb in both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. And there's many, many more.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.Review"If you get a kick out of odd historical trivia like that, you'll devour "When Hitler Took Cocaine and Lenin Lost His Brain," the first installment in Giles Milton's new "History's Unknown Chapters" series. Packed with 50 stories your social studies teacher probably skipped, the book sports a wandering eye and witty voice that make for diverting winter reading."-The Washington Post"A list of insurance claims taken out on pets drowned with the Titanic. A legend detailing the various forms of Chinese castrati. A detailed description-by the oh-so-fittingly named Sir Hamon L'Estrange-of a dodo a mere quarter century before the bird's extinction. These moments are the winking epigraphs of grinning Death, gleaned from Giles Milton's history of the bizarre, the obfuscated and the macabre. And what a history it is!"-Paste Magazine"50 brief but detailed stories, from the hilarious to the absurd."-The Minneapolis Star Tribune"Fans of history, trivia, and Miilton's previous works will delight in this collection of lesser-known historical stories."-Library Journal (starred review)"Stranger than fiction? Possibly, but life always seems to create more bizarre people and unforeseen happenings than most writers will ever imagine."-CounterPunch"[An] easily digestible mix of humor, trivia, and solid research.Dozens of seemingly too-good-to-be-true talesThere are plenty of fabulously dramatic adventures hereMilton's entertaining collection is sure to leave readers waiting for the next volume in the series."-Publishers Weekly"Milton has assembled an easily digestible compendium of historical oddities about the famous and infamous."-Kirkus ReviewsExcerpt. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.When Hitler Took Cocaine and Lenin Lost His BrainHistory's Unknown ChaptersBy Giles Milton PicadorCopyright 2016 Giles MiltonAll rights reserved.ISBN: 978-1-250-07877-3ContentsTitle Page,Copyright Notice,Preface,BOOK I: WHEN HITLER TOOK COCAINE,PART I I Never Knew That About Hitler,1. Hitler's English Girlfriend,2. Hitler's American Nephew,3. When Hitler Took Cocaine,PART II Jeez, It's Cold Out There,4. A Corpse on Everest,5. Drunk on the Titanic,6. The Man Who Was Buried Alive,PART III Hell in Japan,7. The Long War of Hiroo Onoda,8. The Kamikaze Pilot Who Survived,9. Surviving Hiroshima and Nagasaki,PART IV Ladies in Disguise,10. Agatha Christie's Greatest Mystery,11. Dressed to Kill,12. Mission into Danger,PART V Man's Best Friend,13. The Real War Horse,14. Pigeon to the Rescue,15. Barking for Victory,PART VI Guilty Until Proven Innocent,16. Angel of Death,". Seller Inventory # BKZN9781250078773
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