Arctic History

The Ice Diaries: The True Story of One of Mankind’s Greatest Adventures

The greatest undersea adventure of the 20th century. The Ice Diaries tells the incredible true story of Captain William R. Anderson and his crew’s harrowing top-secret mission aboard the USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine. Bristling with newly classified, never-before-published information and photos from the captain’s personal collection, The Ice Diaries takes readers on a dangerous journey …

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Arctic Bf 109 and Bf 110 Aces (Aircraft of the Aces)

Osprey’s leading Luftwaffe authority provides an absorbing account of the experiences of the aces in-theatre, and the title also features exquisite illustrations of the aircraft they flew, including selected profiles of aircraft in special winter camouflage.The exploits of the Luftwaffe fighter aces in World War 2 are some of the best-documented in aviation literature, yet comparatively little has …

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1912: The Year the World Discovered Antarctica

“The South Pole discovered” trumpeted the front page of The Daily Chronicle on March 8, 1912, marking Roald Amundsen’s triumph over the tragic Robert Scott. Yet behind all the headlines there was a much bigger story. Antarctica was awash with expeditions. In 1912, five separate teams representing the old and new world were diligently embarking on scientific exploration …

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Antarctica: A Biography

Since the first sailing ships spied the Antarctic coastline in 1820, the frozen continent has captured the world’s imagination. David Day’s brilliant biography of Antarctica describes in fascinating detail every aspect of this vast land’s history–two centuries of exploration, scientific investigation, and contentious geopolitics. Drawing from archives from around the world, Day provides a sweeping, large-scale history of …

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Race to The End: Amundsen, Scott, and the Attainment of the South Pole

In connection with the world-famous American Museum of Natural History: the gripping true story of the race to the South Pole A beautifully told, impeccably researched, and stunningly illustrated account of the arduous quest for social advancement, scientific knowledge, recognition, and pride.A century ago, England’s Robert Falcon Scott and Norway’s Roald Amundsen— two explorers with vastly different visions—set out …

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Ada BlackJack: A True Story of Survival in the Arctic

Now in paperback, the gripping and inspiring tale of a woman’s survival alone in the Arctic.In 1921, four men and one woman ventured deep into the Arctic. Two years later, only one returned.When 23-year-old Inuit Ada Blackjack signed on as a seamstress for a top-secret Arctic expedition, her goal was simple: earn money and find a husband. But …

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Woven into the Earth: Textile finds in Norse Greenland (None)

One of the century’s most spectacular archaeological finds occurred in 1921, a year before Howard Carter stumbled upon Tutankhamun’s tomb, when Poul Norlund recovered dozens of garments from a graveyard in the Norse settlement of Herjolfsnaes, Greenland. Preserved intact for centuries by the permafrost, these mediaeval garments display remarkable similarities to western European costumes of the time. Previously, …

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Glaciers and Glaciation, 2nd edition (Hodder Arnold Publication)

Glaciers and Glaciation is the classic textbook for all students of glaciation. Stimulating and accessible, it has established a reputation as a comprehensive and essential resource.In this new edition, the text, references and illustrations have been thoroughly updated to give today’s reader an up-to-the minute overview of the nature, origin and behaviour of glaciers and the geological and …

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