“Operation High Jump.” The name conjures up visions of some end-of-season playoff — between, say, the Lakers and the Warriors. But, in truth, the “game” was for much, much higher stakes– “Who” — at the end of World War II — would not only dominate the future history of Planet Earth … by also control key access to its Extraordinary Past …. In the deep northern winter (South Pole summer) of 1946-1947, the US government suddenly launched the most massive naval fleet in the history of polar explor...
“Operation High Jump.” The name conjures up visions of some end-of-season playoff — between, say, the Lakers and the Warriors. But, in truth, the “game” was for much, much higher stakes– “Who” — at the end of World War II — would not only dominate the future history of Planet Earth … by also control key access to its Extraordinary Past …. In the deep northern winter (South Pole summer) of 1946-1947, the US government suddenly launched the most massive naval fleet in the history of polar exploration — 13 ships, 23 aircraft, and 4700 men — to explore the essentially “unknown” continent of Antarctica …. Led by Rear-Admiral (and 33rd Degree Mason) Richard Byrd, and ostensibly designed to “test military hardware and Defense Department servicemen under real-world polar conditions …”, in truth the REAL mission of “Operation High Jump” has never been officially admitted … let alone publicly DOCUMENTED [...]
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