The Endurance: Shackelton's Legendar...
Caroline AlexanderMs. Alexander has sensibly, and ably, concentrated on the characters and interactions of the men, as revealed in diaries and letters, and used her text as a frame for previously unpublished pictures by the expedition's Australian phot...
The War That Killed Achilles: The Tru...
Caroline AlexanderFew warriors, in life or literature, have challenged their commanding officer and the rationale of the war they fought as fiercely as did Homer's hero Achilles. Today, the Iliad is celebrated as one of the greatest works in literature...