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Giles Milton

Giles Milton is the internationally bestselling author of eight works of narrative history, including Nathaniel's Nutmeg. His latest book, Russian Roulette: How British Spies Thwarted Lenin's Global Plot has just been published by Sceptre. www.gilesmilton.com

September 2013

  • Winston Churchill speaking at a munitions factory in Ponders End, 1916.

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    Winston Churchill's shocking use of chemical weapons

    Giles Milton: The use of chemical weapons in Syria has outraged the world. But it is easy to forget that Britain has used them – and that Winston Churchill was a powerful advocate for them