the Pacific
Four months adrift in the Pacific: a couple’s extraordinary feat of endurance
When a freak occurrence wrecked the Baileys’ sloop 300 miles from the Galapagos, their chances of rescue were minimal – and one of them couldn’t even swim
The nightmare of Okinawa made Truman decide to use the atom bomb
The US operation of 1945 to take the island of Okinawa was the largest battle of the Pacific during the…
To the ends of the earth — but not back
What’s in a name? The identity of the author offers a clue to one of the themes of this intriguing…
New ways to destroy the world
Despite the offer of joy proposed in the subtitle, this is a deeply troubling book by one of Britain’s foremost…
