Aurora : Douglas Mawson and the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-14 /Beau Riffenburgh.

In 1911 Douglas Mawson organized and led the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) - a scientific investigation of the Antarctic on an unprecedented scale. It involved three land bases operated by 32 men, seven major sledging journeys (as well as numerous shorter ones), and a full oceanographic programme in addition to its shore-based scientific studies.