Darkest Hours: A Narrative Encyclopedia of Worldwide Disasters from Ancient Times to the PresentValete 1991 - James Lyons. |
Contents
General Narrative Appendices | 1 |
Major Air Crashes | 631 |
Major Avalanches and Landslides | 642 |
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Darkest Hours: A Narrative Encyclopedia of Worldwide Disasters from Ancient ... Jay Robert Nash No preview available - 1976 |
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