Bernt Balchen
Subtitle: Polar Aviator
By: Carroll V. Glines.
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Format: Hardback
Number of pages: 310
Subjects: Balchen, Bernt, 1899-1973; Air pilots -- United States -- Biography; Explorers -- United States -- Biography; Arctic regions; Aeronautics -- Flights; Antarctica
Genres: Biography.
Description: "He set polar flight records, organized a series of daring wartime air operations, and became a leader in Arctic aviation. But despite these achievements, Norwegian American aviator Bernt Balchen saw his public image and military career repeatedly undermined by his onetime mentor, the famous and influential Admiral Richard Byrd."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 300-302) and index.