Pellegrino, Charles R

Tracks the origins of the Atlantis legend through volcanology, paleontology, literature, history, the Bible, and outer space, and relates what is known about the supposedly mythical island to the archaeological discoveries being made at Thera, a Greek island which has been buried in volcanic ash since 1628 B.C.

Paleontologist Richard Sinclair is the first to discover that a series of natural disasters are, in reality, a chain reaction as the environment begins a terrifying war on humanity, leaving Sinclair and a small group of survivors to discover the solution to the world's survival.

A scholarly approach to the Atlantis myth attempts to uncover the truth about the "lost" civilization and examines excavations at Thera, in the present-day Mediterranean.

Firsthand accounts and oceanic findings help chronicle the events that took place the night the Titanic sank and offer new insights as to why the boat sank.

Provides an account of the sinking and finding of the Titanic, covering the scientific aspects of the expeditions.

Details the events and aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945, based on eyewitness accounts from survivors like Tsutomu Tamaguchi, who survived ground zero in both Hiroshima and Nagasaki.