True stories of heroes
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141 pages : 20 cm
A collection of true stories about men, women, and animals whose feats of courage have captured the imaginations of millions of people
Originally published as: Tales of real heroism, 1996
Catastrophe at Chernobyl -- 12 seconds from death (Ronnie O'Brien) -- Odette's ordeal (Odette Sansom) -- Helicopter heroes -- Punching a hole in the sky (Chuck Yeager) -- Animal heroes -- Stauffenberg's secret Germany (Claus von Stauffenberg) -- Alexie Stakhanov -- Soviet superstar -- Blackbeard meets his match (Lieutenant Maynard) -- Owens 4, master race 0 (Jesse Owens) -- Rubble and strife in battlefield Beirut (Pauline Cutting) -- Cosmonaut number one (Yuri Gagarin) -- Death or glory for the "last gladiator" ("Evel" Knievel)
A collection of true stories about men, women, and animals whose feats of courage have captured the imaginations of millions of people
Originally published as: Tales of real heroism, 1996
Catastrophe at Chernobyl -- 12 seconds from death (Ronnie O'Brien) -- Odette's ordeal (Odette Sansom) -- Helicopter heroes -- Punching a hole in the sky (Chuck Yeager) -- Animal heroes -- Stauffenberg's secret Germany (Claus von Stauffenberg) -- Alexie Stakhanov -- Soviet superstar -- Blackbeard meets his match (Lieutenant Maynard) -- Owens 4, master race 0 (Jesse Owens) -- Rubble and strife in battlefield Beirut (Pauline Cutting) -- Cosmonaut number one (Yuri Gagarin) -- Death or glory for the "last gladiator" ("Evel" Knievel)
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