EMPRESS OF THE NILE: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Save Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction

In the 1960s, the world was focused on a nail-biting race against time: the international campaign to save a dozen ancient Egyptian temples from drowning in the floodwaters of the gigantic new Aswan High Dam. But the coverage of this unprecedented rescue effort completely overlooked the daring French archaeologist who made it all happen.