<p>In August 1940, a man walked into Leon Trotsky's study in Mexico City and drove an ice pick into his skull. While the death of Trotsky is well known, the paths taken to that fateful day in Mexico City are not, and Josh Ireland had an incredible story tell, but can he convince you to buy his book in just 15 minutes?</p><br><p>Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was written. You can subscribe here: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/15MinuteBookClub" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/cw/15MinuteBookClub</a></p><br><p>Buy The Death of Trotsky by Josh Ireland at our Bookshop.org shop. Support authors, indie bookshops and us!</p><p>UK Link: <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/16621/9781399827294" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://uk.bookshop.org/a/16621/9781399827294</a></p><p>US Link: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/118682/9780593187104" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bookshop.org/a/118682/9780593187104</a></p><br><p>Visit our Bookshop with books from all of our guests via the links below:</p><p>(UK) <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub</a></p><p>(US) <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub</a></p><br><p>0:00 Welcome to the 15 Minute Book Club</p><p>1:27 Introducing Our Guest: Josh Ireland</p><p>2:20 The Life of Leon Trotsky</p><p>6:02 Trotsky's Rivalry with Stalin</p><p>12:09 The Plot to Kill Trotsky</p><p>13:53 The Assassin: Ramon Mercader</p><p>16:37 The Relevance of Trotsky Today</p><p>Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was written. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/15MinuteBookClub</p><br><p>Watch the video version: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@15MinuteBook_Club" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@15MinuteBook_Club</a></p><br><p>Buy [INSERT BOOK TITLE] at our Bookshop.org shop. Support authors, indie bookshops and us!</p><p>UK Link:&nbsp;</p><p>US Link:&nbsp;</p><br><p>Visit our Bookshop with books from all of our guests via the links below:</p><p>(UK) <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub</a></p><p>(US) <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>