Alaska

A hiker's companion to the best treks within striking distance of Alaska's largest city

Shortly before Christmas in 1943, five Army aviators left Alaska's Ladd Field on a routine flight to test their hastily retrofitted B-24 Liberator in harsh winter conditions. The …

About Grace is the brilliant debut novel from Anthony Doerr, author of Pulitzer Prize-winning All The Light We Cannot See.Growing up in Alaska, young David Winkler is crippled by …

As a unique, distant geographical region of the United States, Alaska has evolved from military insignificance to high strategic priority in the 142 years since its purchase from …

The most significant military development to touch Alaska during the interwar years was the advent of air power, an innovation that completely altered Alaska's strategic position. …

The Second World War was to Alaska what the First World War had been to the nation. The essential reality of Alaska’s experience during World War II was the end of its isolation …

From the broad expanses of tundra in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the rich seabird colonies of the Bering Sea to the glacier-bedecked snowy mountains and magnificent …

* Guidebook details 80 climbing routes throughout Alaska * Includes photos, many with route overlays, topo route maps, climbing difficulty and time information, ratings, and …

Your holiday starts the moment you open the guide ... 'No other guide whets your appetite quite like this one. The IndependentWinner of the Guardian & Observer 'Best Guide Books' …

Vintern 1897-98 hotar hungersnöd att bryta ut bland guldgrävarna uppe i Klondike. I ett desperat försök att undsätta de svältande hämtas en hjord renar från nordligaste Norge och …