I’m sure many have watched the movie 300, the story of 300 Spartans defending their homeland at a narrow gorge called Thermopylae or Hell’s Gate. The story of the 300 brave spartans is just one many heroic stories featured in this book. There are even stories from the bible such as the fight between David and Goliath, a classic example of how the underdog won. True courage is one of the most highly attributes of humanity. Throughout history we have heard and read about the accounts of extraordinary people conquering overwhelming odds. There over 70 accounts of heroism in this book, men, women showed real courage with most the time with their lives on the line.
About the book:
The Mammoth Book of Heroes: True Stories from 1000 BC to the Present
By Jon E. Lewis
Compiled by Jon E. Lewis
Published by Robinson, 2002
ISBN 1841195944
496 pages
