Operation Tabarin: Britain's Secret Wartime Expedition to Antarctica 1944-46 - Softcover

Haddelsey, Stephen; Carroll, Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0750967463 ISBN 13: 9780750967464

Publisher: The History Press, 2016

Synopsis

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 go on to play a vital part in a global "conflict:" the Cold War. Operation Tabarin tells for the first time the story of one of the most curious episodes in what Ernest Shackleton called "the white warfare of the south."

About this title

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: The History Press
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0750967463
• ISBN 13: 9780750967464
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256