{"title":"Giles Milton","description":"Giles Milton is the author of the critically acclaimed Nathaniel's Nutmeg, or, The True and Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader Who Changed the Course of History (1999) and, most recently, Big Chief Elizabeth: The Adventures and Fate of the First English Colonists in America (2000). He lives in London.","products":[{"product_id":"the-riddle-and-the-knight-in-search-of-sir-john-mandeville-the-worlds-greatest-traveler-paperback","title":"The Riddle and the Knight: In Search of Sir John Mandeville, the World's Greatest Traveler - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiles Milton's first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Riddle and the Knight\u003c\/i\u003e, is a fascinating account of the legend of Sir John Mandeville, a long-forgotten knight who was once the most famous writer in medieval Europe. Mandeville wrote a book about his voyage around the world that became a beacon that lit the way for the great expeditions of the Renaissance, and his exploits and adventures provided inspiration for writers such as Shakespeare, Milton, and Keats. By the nineteenth century however, his claims were largely discredited by academics. Giles Milton set off in the footsteps of Mandeville, in order to test his amazing claims, and to restore Mandeville to his rightful place in the literature of exploration.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51365901402335,"sku":"9780312421298","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/EskWsni-Tk9780312421298.webp?v=1789073683"},{"product_id":"white-gold-the-extraordinary-story-of-thomas-pellow-and-islams-one-million-white-slaves-paperback","title":"White Gold: The Extraordinary Story of Thomas Pellow and Islam's One Million White Slaves - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGiles Milton's \u003ci\u003eWhite Gold \u003c\/i\u003etells the true story of white European slaves in eighteenth century Algiers, Tunis, and Morocco.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An elegantly discursive retelling . . . customarily elegant prose.\" --Simon Winchester, \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the summer of 1716, a Cornish cabin boy named Thomas Pellow and fifty-one of his comrades were captured at sea by Barbary corsairs. Their captors--Ali Hakem and his network of Islamic slave traders--had declared war on the whole of Christendom. Pellow and his shipmates were bought by the tyrannical sultan of Morocco. Drawn from the unpublished letters and manuscripts of Pellow and survivors like him, Giles Milton's \u003ci\u003eWhite Gold\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating glimpse at a time long forgotten by history.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51367954415839,"sku":"9781250778239","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/R73n3SwyEq9781250778239.webp?v=1789116960"},{"product_id":"nathaniels-nutmeg-or-the-true-and-incredible-adventures-of-the-spice-trader-who-changed-the-course-of-history-25th-anniversary-edition-paperback","title":"Nathaniel's Nutmeg: Or, the True and Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader Who Changed the Course of History (25th Anniversary Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 25th anniversary edition of the much-beloved true adventure tale of Nathaniel Courthope; \"A magnificent piece of popular history\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Independent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe tiny island of Run is an insignificant speck in the Indonesian archipelago. Just two miles long and half a mile wide, it is remote, tranquil, and largely ignored. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet four hundred years ago, Run's bountiful harvest of a then-priceless spice, nutmeg, turned it into the most lucrative of the Spice Islands, precipitating a battle between the all-powerful Dutch East India Company and the British Crown. Out of the fighting came one of the most spectacular deals in history: Britain ceded Run to Holland, and in return was given Manhattan. This led not only to the birth of New York but also to the beginning of the British Empire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe man who made it all possible? Nathaniel Courthope and his small band of adventurers, who were sent to Run in 1616, and for four years held off the massive Dutch navy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNathaniel's Nutmeg\u003c\/i\u003e centers on the remarkable showdown between Courthope and the Dutch Governor General Jan Coen, and the brutal fate of the mariners racing to Run to reap the limitless profits of the spice trade. Written with the flair of a historical sea novel but based on rigorous research, Giles Milton's \u003ci\u003eNathaniel's Nutmeg\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant, true tale of high adventure in the South Seas.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51368271872223,"sku":"9781250362872","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/X23Vfr3bha9781250362872.webp?v=1789125156"},{"product_id":"the-stalin-affair-the-impossible-alliance-that-won-the-war-paperback","title":"The Stalin Affair: The Impossible Alliance That Won the War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom internationally bestselling historian Giles Milton comes the remarkable true story of the motley group of Allied men and women who worked to manage Stalin's mercurial, explosive approach to diplomacy during four turbulent years of World War II.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Grippingly entertaining. Unlike most books about war, it is serious history, yet light as a feather.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the summer of 1941, Hitler invaded the Soviet Union, shattering what Stalin had considered an ironclad partnership. There were real fears that Stalin's forces would be defeated or that the Soviet leader would once again strike a deal with Hitler. Either eventuality would spell catastrophe for both Britain and the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnter W. Averell Harriman: a railroad magnate and, at the start of the war, the fourth-richest man in America. At Roosevelt's behest he traveled to Britain to serve as a liaison between the president and Churchill and to spearhead what became known as the Harriman Mission. Together with his fashionable young daughter Kathy, an unforgettable cast of British diplomats, and Churchill himself, he would eventually manage to wrangle Stalin into the partnership the Allies needed to defeat Hitler. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on unpublished diaries, letters, and secret reports, \u003ci\u003eThe Stalin Affair\u003c\/i\u003e reveals troves of new material about the path to Allied victory, full of vivid scenes between celebrated and infamous World War II figures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes eight pages of black \u0026amp; white photos.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51368467529951,"sku":"9781250371034","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/SoXHDsaora9781250371034.webp?v=1789128477"},{"product_id":"checkmate-in-berlin-the-cold-war-showdown-that-shaped-the-modern-world-paperback","title":"Checkmate in Berlin: The Cold War Showdown That Shaped the Modern World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a master of popular history, the lively, immersive story of the race to seize Berlin in the aftermath of World War II as it's never been told before\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e BERLIN'S FATE WAS SEALED AT THE 1945 YALTA CONFERENCE: the city, along with the rest of Germany, was to be carved up among the victorious powers-- the United States, Britain, France, and the Soviet Union. On paper, it seemed a pragmatic solution. In reality, once the four powers were no longer united by the common purpose of defeating Germany, they wasted little time reverting to their prewar hostility toward--and suspicion of--one another. The veneer of civility between the Western allies and the Soviets was to break down in spectacular fashion in Berlin. Rival systems, rival ideologies, and rival personalities ensured that the German capital became an explosive battleground. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe warring leaders who ran Berlin's four sectors were charismatic, mercurial men, and Giles Milton brings them all to rich and thrilling life here. We meet unforgettable individuals like America's explosive Frank \"Howlin' Mad\" Howley, a brusque sharp-tongued colonel with a relish for mischief and a loathing for all Russians. Appointed commandant of the city's American sector, Howley fought an intensely personal battle against his wily nemesis, General Alexander Kotikov, commandant of the Soviet sector. Kotikov oozed charm as he proposed vodka toasts at his alcohol-fueled parties, but Howley correctly suspected his Soviet rival was Stalin's agent, appointed to evict the Western allies from Berlin and ultimately from Germany as well. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout, \u003ci\u003eCheckmate in Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the first battle of the Cold War as we've never before seen it. An exhilarating tale of intense rivalry and raw power, it is above all a story of flawed individuals who were determined to win, and Milton does a masterful job of weaving between all the key players' motivations and thinking at every turn. A story of unprecedented human drama, it's one that had a profound, and often underestimated, shaping force on the modern world - one that's still felt today.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369340207327,"sku":"9781250838995","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/AEPBE_P32Q9781250838995.webp?v=1789140671"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/giles-milton.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}