Operation Tabarin and its Postal History

Privately Published by Author, UK, 2018. First Edition. Softcover. New Book/No Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. 1st Edition: SIGNED by author on title page. Softcover, 303 pages, illustrated throughout. Operation Tabarin was originally conceived as a means by which to safeguard the Falkland Islands from Japanese invasion and to deny harbours in the sub-Antarctic territories to German surface raiders and U-boats, the expedition also sought to re-assert British sovereignty in the face of incursions by neutral Argentina. As well as setting in train a sequence of events that would eventually culminate in the Falklands War, the British bases secretly established in 1944 would go on to play a vital part in the Cold War and lay the foundations for one of the most important and enduring government-sponsored programmes of scientific research in the polar regions: the British Antarctic Survey BAS). A fascinating history by a member of BAS in the 60's who was a marine biologist and scuba diver, working in Antarctica who later became president of the Polar Postal History Society of Great Britain. This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; History. Signed by Author. ISBN/EAN: 9781789265804. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3610. . 9781789265804 This book weighs over 1Kg and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.