SECRET SOUTH (OPERATION TABARIN) (GREENHILL) (HB)

Launched in 1943, Operation Tabarin was a secret Antarctic expedition to keep a watchful eye on German and Japanese activities, and curb opportunistic Argentinian incursions. Ultimately, it would develop into the British Antarctic Survey and set in train a series of events that would lead to the Falklands War of 1982. Author Ivan Mackenzie Lamb was the expedition's botanist and and a member of the naval party that established three manned bases. His first-hand account provides a fascinating insight into this top-secret military operation.