Heroes - True Stories Author:Paul Dowswell From firefighters battling with a blazing nuclear reactor to a helicopter rescue team on board a fast-sinking ship, this is an amazingly vivid collection of stories about men and women whose extraordinary courage has captured the imagination of millions. — Catastrophe at Chernobyl 12 seconds from death Odette's ordeal Helicopter heroes Punchi... more »ng a hole in the sky Animal heroes Stauffenberg's secret Germany Alexie Stakhanov, Soviet superstar Blackbeard meets his match Owens 4, master race 0 Rubble and strife in battlefield Beirut Cosmonaut number one Death or glory for the "last gladiator."« less