Icy graves : exploration and death in the Antarctic /: exploration and death in the Antarctic. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Stephen Haddelsey.
• Authors: Haddelsey, Stephen
• Contents: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Author's Note; Introduction; 1 'The Worst Thing Possible' -- Fire in Antarctica; 2 'Strengthening His Majesty's Title' -- British Deaths on Sea Ice; 3 'A Tremendous Asset' -- The Advent of Mechanised Transport; 4 'A Peculiar Madness' -- Mental Illness and Suicide in Antarctica; 5 'Spectacular Daring' -- The Birth of Antarctic Aviation; 6 'Cold, Very Cold' -- Deaths by Hypothermia; Afterword: 'They are of the Type ... ' -- Risk and Risk-Taking in the Antarctic; Notes; Select Bibliography; Picture Section
• Publisher Details: Stroud, Gloucestershire : The History Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 559.89; Explorers -- Antarctica; Explorateurs -- Antarctique; SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- General; Discoveries in geography; Explorers; Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration; Antarctique -- Découverte et exploration; Antarctica
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780750988803; 0750988800
• Related ISBNs: 9780750982559; 0750982551
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.