Quelle est la tragédie du Laconia ?

À la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, l’Europe est en ruines, l’Allemagne vaincue, et le monde découvre l’ampleur des crimes du régime nazi. Pourtant, dans l’ombre des procès et des dénazifications officielles, une autre histoire commence. Une histoire secrète, pragmatique, et ...  Afficher plus

Au début des années 1930, l’Allemagne est officiellement désarmée. Le traité de Versailles, signé après la Première Guerre mondiale, lui interdit de posséder une armée moderne, des chars, une aviation de combat et limite drastiquement ses effectifs. Pourtant, quelques années plus ...  Afficher plus

“A story of horror unparalleled in the annals of the Sea.” On the 14th of April 1912, Titanic, a floating palace sailing through the North Atlantic, found itself hurtling towards a formidable iceberg. Contrary to the panicked reactions of her crew who, fatefully, pulled the hulki ...  Afficher plus

As passengers of Southampton embarked for the RMS Titanic's maiden voyage in 1912, a crew member commented to a traveler, "God himself could not sink this ship." But a young stewardess named Violet Jessop wasn't so sure. She'd already survived a shipwreck on the Titanic's sister ...  Afficher plus

Costa Concordia hit submerged rocks off the Italian island of Giglio in January 2012, leaving a fifty-metre-long gash in the hull. More than four thousand passengers and crew were on board. Ian and Janice Donoff were hoping to get away in a lifeboat, but it got stuck as it was be ...  Afficher plus

July 16, 1945. It’s the summer of 1945 and World War II is underway. The USS Indianapolis has just set out from Mare Island on a top-secret mission. The famous vessel is delivering enriched uranium and other components of “Little Boy” to Tinian Island. The mission is technically ...  Afficher plus