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In July 1918, as World War I was devastating Europe and Russia was consumed by revolution, deposed Tsar Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra and their children were moved to Ekaterinburg, deep in the Ural Mountains. There, in the dark of night, the entire Imperial Family was brutally massacred by a Bolshevik firing squad. Or were they? Shay McNeal challenges the accepted view of the fate of the Romanov family in The Secret Plot to Save the Tsar. Having spent years uncovering new and controversial information about the murders, McNeal argues that England, Japan and the United States made a concerted but secret effort to save the family, that supposedly irrefutable DNA analysis proving the identity of the victims is flawed, and that the true fate of the Russian Imperial Family is very different from what we think. McNeal has uncovered an extraordinary tale of espionage and double-dealing that has been kept secret for nearly a century. Shay McNeal built a multi-million dollar business as president of advertising and political consulting firm Smith McNeal. After selling her company, she became a political consultant, retiring in 1992 to pursue her passion for history and writing. She is now a highly respected historical researcher who has contributed to both the BBC and the Discovery Channel. ''I can no longer accept the standard version of events as reliable or complete.'' - Richard Spence, professor and chair of history, University of Idaho
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Shay McNeal, as President of Smith McNeal, built her firm into a multi-million-dollar business. After selling it, she became a political consultant and retired in 1992 to pursue her passion for history and writing. She is now a highly respected historical researcher who has contributed to both the BBC and the Discovery Channel on colonial American history.
