Ergebnis für "Daring" in True Crime

A captivating Jazz Age true-crime caper about "the greatest jewel thief who ever lived" (Life Magazine), Arthur Barry, who charmed everyone from Rockefellers to members of the royal family while simultaneously planning and executing the most audacious and lucrative heists of the 1920s. “A...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The “master storyteller” (San Francisco Chronicle) behind the New York Times bestseller The Spy and the Traitor uncovers the true story behind one of the Cold War’s most intrepid spies. “[An] immensely exciting, fast-moving account.”—The Washington Post...

In January 1950, eleven men walked into the Brinks Armored Car Depot in Boston and pulled off what was then the largest cash heist in American history. Wearing Halloween masks and stolen uniforms, they vanished with over $2.7 million—and left behind almost no clues. For years, it looked like they had committed the perfect crime.

In August 1963, a Royal Mail train was stopped in the dead of night and £2.6 million in cash vanished into the darkness. The Great Train Robbery: Britain’s Most Daring Railway Heist uncovers the full story—from meticulous planning and the dramatic raid itself to Scotland Yard’s relentless pursuit, harsh sentences, and notorious prison escapes. More than a crime, it became a legend—an audacious tale of ambition, folly, and consequence that continues to captivate over half a century later.

Series Summary:In the most treacherous corners of the earth—deep beneath the ocean, high atop deadly peaks, and buried alive underground—heroes emerge. Deep Below & High Above explores some of the most daring and high-stakes rescues in history, where human ingenuity, courage, and perseverance were the only things standing between life and death. From the Chilean Miners trapped 2,300 feet below the earth, to the 2008 K2 disaster where climbers fought against nature’s wrath, to the USS Squalus submarine crew struggling for survival at the ocean’s depths, these stories prove that no ...

hroughout history, some of the most daring individuals have risked everything to defy captivity, outwit their captors, and reclaim their freedom. Legends of the Great Escapes delves into the most legendary prison breaks ever recorded, exploring the resilience, ingenuity, and sheer determination of those who refused to be confined. From remote island fortresses to labyrinthine tunnels beneath stone walls, these stories prove that the human will to be free is unbreakable.