Operation Tabarin
Britain's Secret Wartime Expedition to Antarctica 1944-46
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
3 March 2016
Summary
Full of extraordinary characters, this is the only book to describe this secret mission. In 1943, Churchill’s War Cabinet met to discuss the opening of a new front. Its battles would be fought amidst the glaciers of the Antarctic. Intended to safeguard the Falkland Islands from Japanese invasion and to deny German U-boats, the expedition also sought to re-assert British territorial rights in the face of Argentine provocation. Indeed, the British bases secretly established in 1944 would also …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780750967464 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0750967463 |
| Author: | Stephen Haddelsey, Alan Carroll, HRH Princess Anne |
| Publisher: | The History Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | The History Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 3 March 2016 |
| Weight: | 431g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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About The Author
Stephen Haddelsey
STEPHEN HADDELSEY is the author of multiple works of historical non-fiction, including Poor Bickerton: A Journey to the Dark Heart of Georgian England and Icy Graves: Exploration and Death in the Antarctic. He was awarded a PhD by the University of East Anglia and has been elected to fellowship of both the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical societies. He is an Honorary Research Fellow of the University of East Anglia and lives with his wife, son and terriers in rural Nottinghamshire.
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