Franklin - Tragic Hero of Polar Navigation

Informationen zum Autor Andrew Lambert is Laughton Professor of Naval History at King's College London. His books include Nelson: Britannia's God of War , Admirals: The Naval Commanders Who Made Britain Great , Franklin: Tragic Hero of Polar Navigation , The Challenge: Britain Against America in the Naval War of 1812 , for which he was awarded the Anderson Medal, and The Crimean War: British Grand Strategy Against Russia 1853-1856 . His highly successful history of the Royal Navy, War at Sea , was broadcast on BBC Two. Klappentext In 1845 Captain Sir John Franklin led a large, well equipped expedition to complete the conquest of the Canadian Arctic. Yet Franklin, his ships and men were fated never to return. This book gives an account of the worst catastrophe in the history of British exploration, and the dark tales of cannibalism that surround the fate of those involved. Franklin: Tragic Hero of Polar Navigation by Andrew Lambert is the gripping story of the worst ever catastrophe in British exploration, and the captain at the heart of it. Zusammenfassung In 1845 Captain Sir John Franklin led a large, well equipped expedition to complete the conquest of the Canadian Arctic. Yet Franklin, his ships and men were fated never to return. This book gives an account of the worst catastrophe in the history of British exploration, and the dark tales of cannibalism that surround the fate of those involved.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Lambert, Andrew D. Lambert, Lambert Andrew
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.07.2010
• EAN: 9780571231614
• ISBN: 978-0-571-23161-4
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 199 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, HISTORY / Polar Regions, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Polar Regions, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Expeditions: popular accounts, Geographical discovery & exploration, Biography: historical, political and military, True stories of discovery, Arctic regions