Hope among the ruins

Terrorism’s record of failure

This week’s dream: wonder and melancholy in eastern Turkey ...

This mission was so secret that few published records exist. Now, best-selling author Damien Lewis has unearthed the full incredible story from long-hidden files, family archives and untold personal accounts

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