Ghosts of Vesuvius

<p>A fascinating look at Pompeii Herculaneum and the Vesuvius eruption in comparison with other historically significant volcanic eruptions including the World Trade Center disaster. </p><p> The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 which obliterated the Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum was a disaster that resounds to this day. Now palaeontologist Charles Pellegrino presents a wealth of new knowledge about the doomed towns - and brings to vivid life the people their last moments and the aftermath. </p><p> The lessons learned from modern scrutiny of that ancient eruption produce disturbing echoes in the present. Dr Pellegrino who worked at Ground Zero in the aftermath of the 9/11 attack shares his unique knowledge of the strange physics of volcanic 'downblast' and 'collapse column' drawing a direct link from past to present and providing readers with a poignant glimpse into the last moments of the 'American Vesuvius'. </p>