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Operation Tabarin: Britain´s Secret Wartime Expedition to Antarctica 1944-46
Stephen Haddelsey
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Description for Operation Tabarin: Britain´s Secret Wartime Expedition to Antarctica 1944-46
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
In 1943 Winston Churchill's War Cabinet met to discuss the opening of a new front, fought not on the beaches of Normandy or in the jungles of Burma but amid the blizzards and glaciers of the Antarctic. As well as setting in train a sequence of events that would eventually culminate in the Falklands War, the British bases secretly established in 1944 would go on to lay the foundations for one of the most important and enduring government-sponsored programmes of scientific research in the polar regions: the British Antarctic Survey. Operation ... Read more
In 1943 Winston Churchill's War Cabinet met to discuss the opening of a new front, fought not on the beaches of Normandy or in the jungles of Burma but amid the blizzards and glaciers of the Antarctic. As well as setting in train a sequence of events that would eventually culminate in the Falklands War, the British bases secretly established in 1944 would go on to lay the foundations for one of the most important and enduring government-sponsored programmes of scientific research in the polar regions: the British Antarctic Survey. Operation ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750967464
SKU
V9780750967464
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About Stephen Haddelsey
Stephen Haddelsey is the author of Ice Captain: The Life of J.R. Stenhouse and Shackleton's Dream: Fuchs, Hillary & The Crossing of Antarctica. Polar Medal holder Alan Carroll was base leader at Port Lockroy, Antarctica, from 1954-57 and was heavily involved in Cold War-related operations there. Alan is the Historic Adviser to the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust.
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