This is a revised edition of the definitive portrait of the global network of blood diamonds. First discovered in 1930, the diamonds of Sierra Leone have funded one of the most savage rebel campaigns in modern history. These "blood diamonds" are smuggled out of West Africa and sold to legitimate dia[...]

This title reveals how a group of thieves broke into an allegedly airtight vault and made off with over $108 million dollars worth of diamonds. This real-life "Ocean's Eleven" provides a thrilling in-depth study. On February 15, 2003, a group of thieves broke into an allegedly airtight vault in the [...]