Arctic airmen : the RAF in Spitsbergen and North Russia, 1942 /: the RAF in Spitsbergen and North Russia, 1942. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ernest Schofield & Roy Conyers Nesbit.
• Authors: Schofield, Ernest, 1916-; Nesbit, Roy Conyers
• Contents: 1. Reluctant Volunteer -- 2. Sullom Voe -- 3. Spitsbergen -- 4. On Our Own -- 5. Operation Fritham -- 6. Catalina 'P for Peter' -- 7. Turning Point -- 8. Operation Gearbox -- 9. Consolidation -- 10. The North Pole -- 11. Operation Orator -- 12. Tragedy -- Epilogue -- Appendix I. Correspondence with Headquarters, Coastal Command -- Appendix II. The Flight Made by Flight Lieutenant G.G. Potier -- Appendix III. Polar Navigation -- Appendix IV. Decorations.
• Publisher Details: Stroud : The History Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (331 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 940.544941092; World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, British; World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain; World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- Norway -- Spitsbergen Island; World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- Russia, Northern; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, British; Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Opérations aériennes britanniques; Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Histoire des unités -- Grande-Bretagne; Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Norvège -- Spitzberg (Île); Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Russie (Nord); Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Récits personnels britanniques; HISTORY -- Civilization; HISTORY -- Essays; HISTORY -- Reference; HISTORY -- Social History; Military operations, Aerial -- British; Regimental histories; Great Britain; Northern Russia; Svalbard -- Spitsbergen Island; Personal narratives -- British
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780750955447; 0750955449
• Related ISBNs: 9780750954693; 0750954698
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
• 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.