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b'Winston Churchill is consistently ranked as the greatest leader in British History. But like any complex historical figure, he has his dark side. Most notoriously, but least well known, is his interest in chemical weapons. \\u201cIf it is fair war for an Afghan to shoot down a British soldier behind a rock and cut him in pieces as he lies wounded on the ground, why is it not fair for a British artilleryman to fire a shell which makes the said native sneeze? It is really too silly.\\u201d \\u2014WSC, 1919 Churchill favored and/or used \\u201cpoison gas\\u201d from World War I through World War II, notably on the Indians and Bolsheviks in 1919, and the Iraqis in the 1920s. What\\u2019s more, he wanted to \\u201cdrench\\u201d German cities with gas in 1943. To discuss this issue in greater depth with us is Giles Milton. He is the host of the History Unknown Podcast and author of \\u201cThe Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare\\u201d: a book about a secret inner circle within the British government that planned all of the most audacious sabotage attacks of the Second World War. RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE www.gilesmilton.com Unknown History Podcast ABOUT GILES Giles\\xa0Milton is the internationally best-selling author of nine works of popular history, including\\xa0Nathaniel\\u2019s Nutmeg.\\xa0His books have been translated into more than twenty languages and have been serialized on both the BBC and in British newspapers. The Times\\xa0described Milton as being able \\u2018to take an event from history and make it come alive\\u2019, while\\xa0The New York Times\\xa0said that Milton\\u2019s \\u2018prodigious research yields an entertaining, richly informative look at the past. Giles Milton\'s latest book,\\xa0The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, became a Sunday Times bestseller in the first week of publication. TO HELP OUT THE SHOW Leave an honest review on\\xa0iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one. Subscribe on\\xa0iTunes\\xa0or\\xa0Stitcher'