Product Description: The authors have researched the Salonika Campaign in every detail, from the arrival of the first British troops in 1915 to final victory. During this period large numbers of British and allied troops were tied up in the strategically vital Balkans...read more

Tells the stories of some of the biggest fraudsters of the nineteenth century. This book reveals the incredible ways in which men and women attempted to con the government or the general public out of millions of pounds and/or to gain fame from their activities - and how they met their comeuppance.