(1) Two Men in the Antarctic (2) Greenland Journey (3) Arctic and Antarctic

Abstract

THESE three books together touch most sides of polar interests and insome ways each is complementary to the other two. Two of them are accounts of expeditions, one to the north, with abundant modern equipment, the other to the south with a minimum of outfit and even of preparation. The third volume looks objectively at the whole game and is a discussion of the technique of polar travel. They are all books of interest and value, written by travellers of wide experience.

(1) Two Men in the Antarctic

An Expedition to Graham Land 1920–1922. By Thomas Wyatt Bagshawe. Pp. xxi + 292 + 33 plates. (Cambridge: At the University Press, 1939.) 15s. net.

(2) Greenland Journey

The Story of Wegener's German Expedition to Greenland in 1930–31 as told by Members of the Expedition and the Leader's Diary. Edited by Else Wegener, with the assistance of Dr. Fritz Loewe. Translated from the 7th German edition by Winifred M. Deans. Pp. xx + 295 + 47 plates. (London, Glasgow and Bombay: Blackie and Son, Ltd., 1939.) 12s. 6d. net.

(3) Arctic and Antarctic

The Technique of Polar Travel. By Colin Bertram. Pp. xii + 125 + 13 plates. (Cambridge: W. Heffer and Sons, Ltd., 1939.) 7s. 6d. net.