"Originally published in Great Britain under the titles When Churchill slaughtered sheep and When Stalin robbed a bank by John Murray (Publishers), a Hachette UK company."--Title page verso

Book I. When Churchill slaughtered sheep -- When Churchill slaughtered sheep -- A question of mistaken identity -- Kings, queens and madmen -- Papal bull -- Up and away -- Beauty and the beast -- Get me out! -- The bubble that burst -- A child for the Fuhrer -- Book II. When Stalin robbed a bank -- When Stalin robbed a bank -- It'll never happen to me -- Escape from hell -- Just plain weird -- Die-hard Nazis -- A trio of monsters -- I am a hero -- Rule-breakers

In this collection of obscure and addictive true tales from history, Milton presents outrageously unbelievable-- yet true-- stories from history. There's the Russian scientist who attempted to produce a human-ape hybrid; the family who survived thirty-eight days at sea after their ship was destroyed by a killer whale; and Churchill ordered the test of biological weapons using sheep on a small Scottish island