E. C. Coleman

E C Coleman served in the Royal Navy for 36 years which included service in an aircraft carrier, a submarine, and Nelson's flagship, HMS Victory. During that time he mounted four Arctic expeditions in search of evidence from the 1845 Sir John Franklin Expedition. He twice visited South Georgia, calling at several points on the Shackleton route.

In January 2000 he was selected to join an admiral in representing the Royal Navy at the Arctic Millenium celebrations in north Alaska. This resulted in a walk through temperatures (including wind factor) of -114 degrees F.

E C Coleman has written twenty books on naval, polar, medieval and Victorian subjects, and has contributed the foreword to two re-published volumes of Captain Scott's diaries. One of his latest books, The Pig War takes a close look at Great Britain's relationship with the USA with particular reference to a little known incident that almost brought about a full-bloodied war between the two nations in the mid-19th century.

His most recent publications are, 'No Earthly Pole: The Search for the Truth About the Franklin Expedition 1845' and 'England's Lost Mozart: The forgotten Story of Thomas Linley, Junior.'