The Dangerous Book of Heroes / Gonn Iggulden & David Iggulden / HarperCollins, 2009 / Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780007260928 / 978-0007260928 

ISBN-10: 000726092X

Printed in the USA

Pages 479

Discover stories of heroism and adventure.

The men and women in this book were in some cases possessed of superb self-confidence and personal belief. Others doubted their every action to the point where they could hardly act at all. For some, their heroism is contained in a single moment, while others seem to have lived a life that stands out like a thread of gold.

Some names have been passed from generation to generation - the Duke of Wellington, Walter Ralegh, William Bligh, Douglas Bader. There are others you may not know, quiet heroes such as the Women of the S.0.E, the men of Bristol, the Few. Yet each of their lives illustrates how far wild courage, single-minded obsession and self-belief can take yo

They are all our stories. Who we are today and who we will be depends on those golden threads; on those who didn't turn aside when it really, really mattered.

From the co-author of the bestselling ‘The Dangerous Book for Boys’, this is a book of heroes, new and old, known and sadly forgotten, now to be glorified as they ought to be.

From Captain Scott to Joe Simpson, from Douglas Bader to Ernest Shackleton, from Gertrude Bell to Emily Pankhurst, Conn Iggulden brings our great heroes from history back to life.

Filled with the British sense of fair play and decency that made ‘The Dangerous Book for Boys’ so popular, ‘The Dangerous Book of Heroes’ celebrates those who fought for what is right and good, those who made amazing discoveries, those who moved boundaries in their lifetimes.

A book of heroes written by Conn Iggulden, a man who knows what makes a hero.

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins, 2009
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 480 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0061928240
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0061928246
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.58 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.13 x 1.45 x 9.13 inches