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A superb account of the American Navy's boldest and most tragically ill-fated effort to reach the North Pole.

"A gripping tale,""--The Washington Post"

"Truly exciting,""--The Atlantic Monthly"

"Beautifully executed narrative,""--Kirkus Reviews"

.,."Uncovers intriguing new information, including the reason the expedition's full story was never revealed.""--The Cleveland Plain Dealer"

"Uncommonly stirring,""--John Barkham Reviews"

"On all levels, a book worth reading,""--The New York Times Book Review"

Through private letters and diaries, the author presents a day-by-day chronicle of the true story of the 25 men who in 1881 set sail to establish a scientific base in the Artic region of Lady Franklin Bay. Three years later, only three returned.

Corporal Leonard Guttridge was among the many unsung heroes of the Battle of Britain--the Royal Air Force mechanics and armorers who patched bullet holes, repaired engines, refueled empty tanks and replenished ammunition, enabling outnumbered pilots to return to the skies. His journal, written in tiny notebooks, at moments under enemy fire, chronicles the battle and its human toll, and portrays the tenacity of the RAF ground crews without whom the British could not have defeated the German Luftwaffe.