Man of Arms: The Life and Legend of Sir Basil Zaharoff

Sinister, mysterious, credited with vast influence and great wealth… who was this man who evoked such fierce passions that he was branded the ‘Merchant of Death’, a man who had risen from obscure origins in Asia Minor to control a worldwide empire? His trade was arms, anything that fired, floated, submerged and – later – flew. His life spanned the muzzle-loading musket and the prototype Spitfire.