Two Years Below the Horn: Operation Tabarin, Field Science, and Antarctic Sovereignty, 1944-1946

by Andrew Taylor and Andrew Taylor

Book Overview

In Two Years Below the Horn, engineer Andrew Taylor vividly recounts his experiences and accomplishments during Operation Tabarin, a landmark British expedition to Antarctica to establish sovereignty and conduct science during the Second World War. When mental strain led the operation's first commander to resign, Taylor--a military engineer with extensive prewar surveying experience--became the first and only Canadian to lead an Antarctic expedition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887557910
• ISBN13: 9780887557910
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: University of Manitoba Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 8.9"