On cover: The epic of the Alamo. Recreates the story of the stand of the Texas garrison against the Mexicans, drawing from contemporary documents, diaries, and letters.
Discusses the lives and experiences of the Coastwatchers of the Solomons, who operated behind Japanese lines during World War II, supplying vital information to the Allies and rescuing downed flyers and survivors of ships that had been sunk.
The story of the "unsinkable" steamship Titanic which went down with 1,503 men, women and children aboard in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912.
Provides an account of the sinking of the "Titanic," a reputedly unsinkable ship that went down in the Atlantic on April 10, 1912 after hitting an iceberg, resulting in the deaths of over 1,500 people.
