To Kill Rasputin: The Life & Death of Grigori Rasputin

by Andrew Cook

Overview

Grigori Rasputin is probably one of the best known, but least understood of the key figures in the events which ultimately led to the downfall of the Russian Tsars some nine decades ago. Cook's re-investigation of his death will reveal for the first time the real masterminds behind the murder of the 'mad monk'.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780752439068
Publisher:	Tempus Publishing, Limited
Publication date:	03/01/2007
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.98(d)

About the Author

ANDREW COOK is an author and TV consultant with a degree in History & Ancient History. He was a programme director of the Hansard Scholars Programme for the University of London. Andrew has written for The Times, Guardian, Independent, BBC History Magazine and History Today. His previous books include On His Majesty’s Secret Service (Tempus, 2002); Ace of Spies (Tempus, 2003); M: MI5’s First Spymaster (Tempus, 2006); The Great Train Robbery (The History Press, 2013); and 1963: That Was the Year That Was (The History Press, 2013).

Andrew Cook worked for many years as a foreign affairs and defense specialist. He is author of critically acclaimed Ace of Spies and M: MI5’s First Spymaster.