but Preston has succeeded' Norman Stone, Sunday Times 'Very good. compulsively readable' Independent on Sunday 'The most comprehensive and accessible account of the sinking there has been or perhaps will be' Sunday Telegraph 'A fitting monument to a multitudinous loss' John Updike, The New Yorker 'It is not easy, nowadays, to write an original book on the First World War. Luckily for us, the Prestons have sailed in his wake' Wall Street Journal 'This eloquently enthusiastic biography, besides charting Dampier's astonishing achievements, offers fascinating information about his times' The Age, Melbourne Acclaim for Wilful Murder: 'A complex story of heroism and courage.
Happily for his curious contemporaries, Damper made his far-flung voyages. The Prestons, having personally retraced Dampier's routes, have a fine appreciation of his stamina. 'In a swashbuckling spirit, armchair adventureres will savor a Pirate of Exquisite Mind. FROM MARIE CURIE TD HIROSHIMA T h e human chain reaction t h a t led t o t h e a t o m b o m b
