The File on the Tsar Author:Anthony Summers, Tom Mangold A detailed and concise report (1976) of the evidence of the assassination of the Romanov Family in 1918. The authors conclude on their basis of their investigation that the Tsarina and at least two of the children escaped the fatal attempt. The evidence discovered in the 1990s and made public after the collapse of the USSR has demons... more »trated that the entire family has been accounted for by the late night killing. In addition to the family's story, the authors present a well-told description of Russian history and the 300-year rule of the Romanov dynasty, the aftermath of the Russian Revolution wherein the family was killed, and the stories of the various claimants and pretenders who came forth to represent the family. Includes 12 pp of B&W photos, maps, charts, and index.« less