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Conn Iggulden, co-author of the phenomenally successful The Dangerous Book for Boys, and David Iggulden now bring us The Dangerous Book of Heroes—featuring great stories of courage and adventure to thrill and inspire any reader. From George Washington to Sitting Bull to Martin Luther King to the passengers on Flight 93, here are amazing stories of heroism that parents can share with their children, or enjoy all by themselves.

This essential collection brings their incredible true stories to life:

Military Heroes: From the decks of HMS Victory with Horatio Nelson to the deserts of Arabia with T.E. Lawrence and the wartime leadership of Winston Churchill. Explorers and Adventurers: Brave the Antarctic with Captain Scott, chart the Pacific with James Cook, and blaze a trail into the American frontier with Daniel Boone. Unsung Heroism: Uncover the stories of the Women of SOE operating behind enemy lines, the codebreakers of Bletchley Park, and the defiant passengers of Flight 93. Legendary Last Stands: Relive the desperate courage at the Siege of the Alamo and the brutal, island-hopping battle for Iwo Jima. Champions of Freedom: Meet the barons of the Magna Carta, the abolitionists who ended the slave trade, and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.