Wheels Across the Desert: Exploration of the Libyan Desert by Motorcar 1916-1942

In between the search for the Poles, the climbing of Everest and the Space Race, the exploration of the Sahara - a huge swathe of terrain, the size of India - by motor car is one of the untold chapters in the story of twentieth-century exploration. Many people have become fascinated by this area since falling in love with the scenery of 'The English Patient'.

Andrew Goudie ist Professor für Geographie an der Universität Oxford. Er erhielt die Medaille der Royal Geographical Society und die Mungo Park Medaille der Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Er hat sich als Verfasser mehrerer erfolgreicher Lehrbücher einen Namen gemacht.