The Scramble for the Arctic – Ownership, Exploitation and Conflict in the Far North by Richard Sales & Eugene Potapov Frances Lincoln Limited, London, 2010 “…examines the history of the region and its exploration, the current state of ownership, the… Read More »The Scramble for the Arctic
Russia and the North edited by Elana Wilson Rowe University of Iowa Press, 2009 A series of articles concerning Russia activities in the Arctic covering “circumpolar cooperation, security, fisheries, energy, climate change, population/migration and indigenous peoples“.
Great World War II Battles in the Arctic by Mark Llewellyn Evans Contributions to Military Studies, No. 172, Greenwood Press, London, 1999
Polar Imperative – A history of Arctic Sovereignty in North America by Shelagh D. Grant Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver, 2010 “Polar Imperative is a definitive overview of many countries’ attempts to claim sovereign rights over the polar regions of North… Read More »Polar Imperative
The Origin of Canol’s Mackenzie Air Fields This article by Richard S. Finnie is a riposte to Barry’s “Punch” Dickins and the Origin of Canol’s Mackenzie Air Fields. It is available in Arctic VOL.33 NO. 2 (JUNE 1980) p.273-279
Abstract: Correspondence between the Canadian flyer, C. H. “Punch” Dickins, and government officials in Ottawa during the early summer of 1942 reveals that the United States Army began building an “unauthorized” military air route to Norman Wells much earlier than… Read More »“Punch” Dickins and the Origin of Canol’s Mackenzie Air Fields
A list of books documented within the website. Books: Journal Articles: Newspaper Reports: Online Articles: Websites:
The Royal Air Force North Polar Research Flights, 1945 – Article by R. H. Winfield (1947) Polar Record / Volume 5 / Issue 33-34 / December 1947, pp 6-13 Accessible online via Cambridge Journals for authorised users The R.A.F. North Polar Research Flights were made… Read More »The Royal Air Force North Polar Research Flights, 1945
The War in Svalbard, 1939-45 – Article by J. G. Elbo (1952). Polar Record, Volume 6, Issue44, July 1952 pp 484-495 Accessible online via Cambridge Journals for authorised users This account deals mainly with Allied activities in Svalbard during the… Read More »The War in Svalbard, 1939-45
Surface at the Pole, Commander James Calvert, USN (1961) The story of the USS Skate.
Submarines Under Ice, The U.S. Navy’s Polar Operations, Marion D. Williams (1998)
Unknown Waters, Alfred S. McLaren (2008) A First-Hand Account of the Historic Under-Ice Survey of the Siberian Continental Shelf by USS Queenfish (SSN-651)
The Ice Diaries, Captain William R. Anderson (2008) The Untold Story of the USS Nautilus and the Cold War’s Most Daring Mission.
EUCOM Should Lead U.S. Combatant Commands in Defense of National Interests in the Arctic by By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., Ariel Cohen, Ph.D., Sally McNamara and Richard Weitz, Ph.D. “Abstract: Eight countries hold vast territories in the Arctic: the United… Read More »EUCOM Should Lead U.S. Combatant Commands in Defense of National Interests in the Arctic
