Did an Englishman assist in the murder of Rasputin? Did a man knowns as the “Ace of Spies” almost carry off the assassination of the entire Bolshevik power structure? Did British agents really use semen as an invisible ink?
Giles Milton, author of Russian Roulette: How British Spies Thwarted Lenin's Plot for Global Revolution, has the answers.
Lewis H. Lapham speaks with the author of The People, No. More
Lewis H. Lapham talks with Victor Davis Hanson, author of The Second World Wars: How the First Global Conflict Was Fought and Won. More
Lewis H. Lapham speaks with the author of Transcendence: How Humans Evolved Through Fire, Language, Beauty, and Time. More
Lewis Lapham talks with William Hogeland about the creation of the United States’ first standing army and its victory over a coalition of Indian forces that sought to halt the country’s expansion. More
Lewis H. Lapham speaks with the author of Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World. More
Lewis H. Lapham speaks with the author of Adventurer: The Life and Times of Giacomo Casanova. More