Recounts famous ghostly visitations and stories of haunted places.

Collects stories of events during the First World War, offering background information on the conflict and covering land battles, the naval Battle of Jutland, the zepplin campaign of the air war, and nursing.

"Is there really such a thing as a true ghost story? The strange tales in this book are all based on actual reports by people who believed they had been haunted by ghosts or poltergeists. You can make up your own mid after reading their stories..." -- Page [4] cover. True stories? -- The vengeful Voodoo phantom -- The Cock Lane killing -- Writing on the wall -- The house of strange happenings -- Faces on the floor -- The most haunted house in England...

Describes the adventures and hardships of those explorers who dared to uncover the secrets of the North and South Poles.