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From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides comes an epic account of Captain James Cook’s final voyage, which ended in his death in Hawaii and left a complex legacy still debated today. On July 12, 1776, Cook, celebrated as Britain’s greatest explorer, embarked on his third voyage aboard the HMS Resolution. Two-and-a-half years later, he was killed in a conflict with native Hawaiians. Sides explores how Cook, known for his respect for Indigenous cultures, reached this tragic end. This narrative delves into Cook’s last journey, highlighting the dangers and challenges of 18th-century exploration. Renowned for his seamanship and humane leadership, Cook was dedicated to science, accompanied by naturalist Joseph Banks on his first voyage. He aimed to return a Tahitian man, Mai, to his homeland and had previously mapped vast areas of the Pacific, including Australia’s east coast, while fostering first European contacts with various peoples. However, during this final voyage, Cook’s demeanor changed; he became increasingly harsh, enforcing discipline with violence and ordering retaliation against perceived theft by native peoples. His secret orders to claim lands for Britain intensified tensions, leading to catastrophic consequences for Indigenous populations. The conflict in Hawaii, initially harmonious, turned deadly due to Cook's exploitative actions. This work combines thrilling adventure with a profound examination of

"A chronicle of the extraordinary feats of heroism by Marines called on to do the impossible during the greatest battle of the Korean War."...Provided by publisher

Er galt als blinder Fleck, als Problem, als Ende der Welt und ewig ungelöstes Geheimnis: der Nordpol. Während andere rätselten und rechneten, schritt ein verrückter Zeitungsverleger auf der Jagd nach Sensationsgeschichten zur Tat. Er kaufte ein Schiff, erkor einen Kapitän und schickte im Juli 1879 dreiunddreißig Männer ins Eis – fest überzeugt von der Theorie eines offenen Polarmeeres. Doch nördlich der Beringstraße blieb die USS Jeannette im Packeis stecken. Was folgte, war einer der härtesten Überlebenskämpfe der Geschichte; meilenweite Märsche über das gefrorene Meer, Schneeblindheit, Erfrierungen, Stürme und Hunger brachten die Mannschaft an ihre physischen und mentalen Grenzen. Mit erzählerischer Kraft und einem unvergleichlichen Gespür für Dramaturgie entfaltet Hampton Sides in seinem NYT-Bestseller die tragische Geschichte dieser großen, gescheiterten Polarexpedition und zeigt die fatalen Folgen falscher Hypothesen und den Wahnwitz menschlicher Ruhmsucht

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A white-knuckle tale of polar exploration and heroism in the Gilded Age from the New York Times bestselling author of Blood and Thunder and Ghost Soldiers. • “A splendid book in every way…a marvelous nonfiction thriller.” —The Wall Street Journal On July 8, 1879, Captain George Washington De Long and his team of thirty-two men set sail from San Francisco on the USS Jeanette. Heading deep into uncharted Arctic waters, they carried the aspirations of a young country burning to be the first nation to reach the North Pole. Two years into the harrowing voyage, the Jeannette's hull was breached by an impassable stretch of pack ice, forcing the crew to abandon ship amid torrents of rushing of water. Hours later, the ship had sunk below the surface, marooning the men a thousand miles north of Siberia, where they faced a terrifying march with minimal supplies across the endless ice pack. Enduring everything from snow blindness and polar bears to ferocious storms and labyrinths of ice, the crew battled madness and starvation as they struggled desperately to survive. With thrilling twists and turns, In The Kingdom of Ice is a spellbinding tale of heroism and determination in the most brutal place on Earth.

In the late nineteenth century, the North Pole captivated public imagination, shrouded in mystery and speculation. The prominent cartographer August Petermann theorized that warm currents supported a lush island at the world's summit, igniting nationalistic fervor among nations eager to claim it. James Gordon Bennett, the wealthy owner of The New York Herald, sought to replicate his previous success of sending Stanley to find Dr. Livingstone by funding a U.S. naval expedition to the Pole. He appointed George Washington De Long, a young officer known for a rescue operation in Greenland, as captain. On July 8, 1879, the USS Jeannette departed San Francisco, greeted by enthusiastic crowds caught up in "Arctic Fever." However, the ship soon became trapped in pack ice. After two years, the hull was breached, forcing the crew to abandon ship. Within an hour, the Jeannette sank, leaving the men stranded a thousand miles north of Siberia with minimal supplies. Thus began their arduous trek across the unforgiving ice, confronting snow blindness, polar bears, fierce storms, and the psychological toll of isolation, all while fighting for survival in one of the world's most desolate regions.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of Ghost Soldiers comes an eye-opening history of the American conquest of the West—"a story full of authority and color, truth and prophecy" (The New York Times Book Review). In the summer of 1846, the Army of the West marched through Santa Fe, en route to invade and occupy the Western territories claimed by Mexico. Fueled by the new ideology of “Manifest Destiny,” this land grab would lead to a decades-long battle between the United States and the Navajos, the fiercely resistant rulers of a huge swath of mountainous desert wilderness. At the center of this sweeping tale is Kit Carson, the trapper, scout, and soldier whose adventures made him a legend. Sides shows us how this illiterate mountain man understood and respected the Western tribes better than any other American, yet willingly followed orders that would ultimately devastate the Navajo nation. Rich in detail and spanning more than three decades, this is an essential addition to our understanding of how the West was really won.

A narration of the 1945 march to rescue 513 POWs, including the last survivors of the Bataan Death March, from a prison in the Philippines.

On January 28, 1945, 121 hand-selected U.S. troops slipped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. Their mission: March thirty rugged miles to rescue 513 POWs languishing in a hellish camp, among them the last survivors of the infamous Bataan Death March. A recent prison massacre by Japanese soldiers elsewhere in the Philippines made the stakes impossibly high and left little time to plan the complex operation. In Ghost Soldiers Hampton Sides vividly re-creates this daring raid, offering a minute-by-minute narration that unfolds alongside intimate portraits of the prisoners and their lives in the camp. Sides shows how the POWs banded together to survive, defying the Japanese authorities even as they endured starvation, tropical diseases, and torture. Harrowing, poignant, and inspiring, Ghost Soldiers is the mesmerizing story of a remarkable mission. It is also a testament to the human spirit, an account of enormous bravery and self-sacrifice amid the most trying conditions.

A true classic of American history, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is Dee Brown’s eloquent, meticulously documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the nineteenth century. Using council records, autobiographies, and firsthand descriptions, Brown allows the great chiefs and warriors of the Dakota, Ute, Sioux, Cheyenne, and other tribes to tell in their won words of the battles, massacres, and broken treaties that finally left them demoralized and defeated. A unique and disturbing narrative told with force and clarity, this book changed forever our vision of how the West was really won.