1968, Kontum Province, Vietnam. An Australian SAS scout arrived at a MACV-SOG forward operating base on a temporary loan, did something in the jungle that no American on that team...
The safe house was in a narrow street in the Kerata district. And at 4 in the morning, it held the particular stillness of a place where men have just...
Three rounds fired from beneath the surface of the water struck a target standing on a pier at a distance of 14 m. The shooter’s head never broke the surface....
The International Hotel, Las Vegas, August 23rd, 1970. 2,200 people packed into the showroom expecting another Electric Elvis performance. But sitting front row, arms crossed, was Liberace’s former piano teacher,...
He stood under the lights on a warm June night in 1977, minutes from ending what would become his final concert. But instead of thanking the crowd, Elvis Presley looked...
Las Vegas, June 14th, 1973. 3:17 a.m. The Peppermill restaurant sits on the strip like a beacon for insomniacs. Neon lights reflecting off chrome, red vinyl booths, coffee that tastes...
Elvis sat in the back of a piano class for 40 minutes without saying a word. When the teacher finally asked him to demonstrate, she didn’t teach another class for...
When Michael Jackson walked into the Westfield Shopping Center in Century City on October 3rd, 1987, he was there to pick up a custom jacket from a tailor on the...
Michael Jackson was in the middle of Man in the Mirror when he saw something that made him stop mid-note. A little girl crying, security guards surrounding her trying to...
The Plaza Hotel, New York City, March 18th, 1988. 3:47 p.m. The Marble Lobby buzzed with Friday afternoon energy. Tourists checking in, businessmen checking out, bellhops wheeling luggage across historic...