Peter Schmidt Mikkelsen

One Thousand Days with SIRIUS Peter Schmidt Mikkelsen 2. izdevums

“One Thousand Days with SIRIUS” is an account of life and work with the military Sirius Sledge Patrol in North-East Greenland: the author's recollections of his three years working for the patrol. Stories of humour, hardship, life, and travel in a spectacular and harsh landscape - the largest national park in the world. It is the only book in English written by a former member of the patrol. The book is richly illustrated. 
Peter Schmidt Mikkelsen served in the renowned Danish military Sirius Patrol from 1977 to 1979. Since then, he has visited North-East Greenland numerous times. In total, he has lived in Greenland for ten years. He is the author of several books about Greenland, and co-founder and director of the North-East Greenlandic Company Nanok. In 2021 he became the first ever non-British president of the English Arctic Club.