German Exploration of the Polar World: A History, 1870-1940.(Book Review)

Arctic | December 1, 2002| | Copyright

GERMAN EXPLORATION OF THE POLAR WORLD: A HISTORY, 1870-1940. By DAVID T. MURPHY. Lincoln, Nebraska, and London: University of Nebraska Press, 2002. ISBN 0-8032-3205-5. xii + 273 p., maps, b&w illus., notes, bib., index. Hardbound. US$49.95; UK[pounds sterling]37.95.

In his preface (p. ix), Murphy specifically states of his book:

It is not and does not intend to be a detailed account of every one of the many German forays into polar regions in the years between 1870 and the Second World War. Instead I have selected the most significant polar episodes ...

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