The Mammoth Book of How It Happened

Featuring the Kosovo crisis, the Lewinsky affair, the tragic deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales and John F.Kennedy Junior this is a collection of eye-witness accounts of events that have shaped man's history. There are also the tragedies from Pompeii to the Titanic, the shattering horrors of war through the ages, sensational crimes and uprisings, assassinations from Caesar to JFK and the realization of a recurring dream in history with Neil Armstrong's landing on the moon. Included are many other unforgettable moments relayed through extracts from diaries, memoirs, letters and more recently newspaper reports.