Captain Oates (Paperback)

'I am just going outside and may be some time.' With these words, on 17 March 1912, Captain Oates walked out to his death in an Antarctic blizzard and won a place for himself in history as 'a very gallant gentleman'. His reputation for courage and endurance as one of the members of Scott's doomed expedition to the South Pole is as powerful today as it was almost a century ago. Yet, as Sue Limb and Patrick Cordingley reveal in this new edition of their classic biography of the man, there is much more to Captain Oates's life than his final famous act of self-sacrifice. Their work is, as Sir Ranulph Fiennes noted, a 'fascinating character study of a quintessential British hero'.

General

Imprint:	Pen & Sword Military
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2009
First published:	October 2009
Authors:	Sue Limb • Patrick Cordingley
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	235
ISBN-13:	978-1-84884-088-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > Expeditions Books > Biography > Historical, political & military Books > Travel > Travel writing > Expeditions
LSN:	1-84884-088-8
Barcode:	9781848840881

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