Real People, Real Stories In-Person
Real People/Real Stories explores the best in nonfiction history, biography, science, nature, and the arts.
This month's read: Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare by Giles Milton
In the spring of 1939, a top-secret organization was founded in London. The goal: to plot the destruction of Hitler’s war machine through spectacular acts of sabotage. The guerrilla campaign that followed was as extraordinary as the six men who directed it, a group that included a maverick engineer and expert bomb builder, a pensioner skilled at killing, and a dapper Scotsman. This secret inner circle single-handedly changed the course of the Second World War.
"Milton is a meticulous researcher and masterful storyteller. Churchill’s Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, with its ghastly details and dollops of droll British humor, will reward readers who appreciate military history and good writing."―USA Today
"A magnificent story, brilliantly told. Read it!"―Anthony Horowitz, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Alex Rider Adventure series
“A rousing account–and celebration–of World War II’s most insidious and devious heroes.”―The Wall Street Journal
- Date:
- Thursday, Nov 19 2026
- Time:
- 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Room 128
- Building:
- Stryker Center (412 North Boundary Street)
- Audience:
- Adults Age 18 or older
- Categories:
- Book Discussion