ePub Scramble: The Dramatic Story of a Young Fighter Pilot's Experiences During the Battle of Britain the Siege of Malta by Tom Neil in History

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In February 1959; a group of nine experienced hikers in the Russian Ural Mountains died mysteriously on an elevation known as Dead Mountain. Eerie aspects of the incident— unsettling and unexplained causes of death; a strange final photograph taken by one of the hikers; and signs of radioactivity—have led to decades of speculation over what really happened. This New York Times bestseller is a gripping work of literary nonfiction delves into the mystery through unprecedented access to the hikers' own journals and photographs; government case files; dozens of interviews; and the author's retracing of the hikers' fateful journey in the Russian winter. A fascinating portrait of the young hikers and a skillful interweaving of their story and the author's investigations; here for the first time is the real story of what happened that night on Dead Mountain.