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Triumph and disaster in the War of Jenkins’ Ear
David Grann returns to the greatest sea story ever told: of Captain Anson’s piratical feat, and ‘the mutiny that never was’ aboard the Wager
Journey to the end of the world: the full horror of the Belgica’s Antarctic expedition
The epic story of the Antarctic voyage of the Belgica (1897-9) has all the ingredients of a truly glorious misadventure:…
The worst things happen at sea
This horrifying and engrossing book could scarcely be improved upon. In this age of HRHs Harry, William and Kate-led openness…
Stuck at K: we know very little about vitamins except that they’re good for us (in small quantities)
Before I read this book about vitamins, I thought I knew what it would be like. It would be vaguely…
