Giles Milton FRHistS (born 15 January 1966) is a British writer who specialises in narrative history. His books have sold more than one million copies in the UK. and been published in twenty-five languages. He has written twelve works of non-fiction, a thriller, two comic novels and three books for young children. He is best known for his 2016 Sunday Times best-selling title, Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, and for his 1999 best-seller, Nathaniel's Nutmeg. Milton is the writer and narrator of the podcast series, Ministry of Secrets, produced by Somethin' Else and Sony. Biography Born in Buckinghamshire, Milton was educated at Latymer Upper School and the University of Bristol. He lives in London and Burgundy and is married to the artist and illustrator, Alexandra Milton. He has three daughters. He has been a Trustee of the London Library<ref>Patrons, Presidents and Trustees https://www.londonlibrary.co.uk/about-us/patron-president-trustees</ref> since 2015. Works Non-fiction The Riddle and the Knight: In Search of Sir John Mandeville, 1996 Nathaniel's Nutmeg: How One Man's Courage Changed the Course of History, 1999 Big Chief Elizabeth: The Adventures and Fate of the First English Colonists in America, 2000 Samurai William: The Englishman Who Opened Japan, 2002 White Gold: The Extraordinary Story of Thomas Pellow and North Africa's One Million European Slaves, 2005, Sceptre, Paradise Lost: Smyrna 1922, 2008, Sceptre, Wolfram: The Boy Who Went To War, 2011, Sceptre, Russian Roulette: A Deadly Game: How British Spies Thwarted Lenin's Global Plot, 2013, Sceptre, Fascinating Footnotes from History, 2015, John Murray. When Hitler Took Cocaine and Lenin Lost His Brain, 2016, Picador, When Churchill Slaughtered Sheep and Stalin Robbed a Bank, 2016, Picador, Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, 2016, John Murray. D-Day: The Soldiers' Story, 2019, John Murray. Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy, Airman, Gangster, Kill or Die: How the Allies Won on D-Day, 2019, Henry Holt & Company, (paperback published as Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy, 2021, Checkmate Berlin: The Cold War Showdown That Shaped the Modern World, 2021, Henry Holt & Company, Novels Edward Trencom's Nose: A Novel of History, Dark Intrigue, and Cheese, 2007 According to Arnold: A Novel of Love and Mushrooms, 2009 The Perfect Corpse, 2014, ISBN 978-0992897222 Children's books Call Me Gorgeous, 2009, Alexandra Milton, illustrator. Zebedee's Zoo, 2009, Kathleen McEwen, illustrator. Good Luck Baby Owls, 2012, Alexandra Milton, illustrator. Children of the Wild, 2013. Checkmate in Berlin Checkmate in Berlin is Milton's twelfth work of narrative history. It tells