Polar Mariner: Beyond the Limits in Antarctica

by Tom Woodfield

Book Overview

Captain Woodfield made 20 seasonal voyages to the Antarctic on three research ships between 1955 and 1974. Starting as a Junior Deck Officer he worked for The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey which in 1964 became the British Antarctic Survey. He played a paramount role in the gradual change from using under-powered and poorly-equipped ships to the professionally-managed and sophisticated vessels of his last command. The arts of exploration and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849951667
• ISBN13: 9781849951661
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Whittles
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.6" x 9.4"