First Rate Tragedy

On November 12, 1912, a rescue team trekking across Antarctica's Great Ice Barrier finally f...

A Pirate Of Exquisite Mind

William Dampier, (1651-1715), was an English adventurer and pirate who preyed on ships on the ...

Cleopatra and Antony

Wilful Murder: The Sinking Of The Lusitania

On May 7th, 1915 a passenger ship crossing the Atlantic sank with the loss of 1200 lives. On b...

A Teardrop on the Cheek of Time

In 1631, the heartbroken Moghul Emperor, Shah Jahan, ordered the construction of a monument of un...

Before the Fall-Out

Spanning fifty years,Before the Fall-Outtells the full story of how an exhilarating que...

Eight Days at Yalta

In den eisigen Tod. Robert F. Scotts Expedition zum Südpol

Es ist eine der großen Tragödien des beginnenden 20. Jahrhunderts: Scotts Scheitern im Wettlauf u...

Eight Days at Yalta

Diana Preston chronicles eight days that created the post-war world, revealing Roosevelt's determ...