THE RACE TO THE POLE Van der Merwe, Pieter editor. Michell, Jeremy. editor. National Maritime Museum (Great Britain) text enk 2018 2018 monographic eng 208 pages : illustrations (some colour), photograps, maps (some colour) ; 25 cm. The late 1890s saw the start of a 'heroic age' in polar exploration. This book tells the story of three men who were to embody the spirit of the time – driven by courage, determination and ambition, to be the first to discover the South Pole – Robert Falcon Scott, Roald Amundsen and Ernest Shackleton. South: The Race to the Pole describes the extraordinary challenges faced and hardships endured in their attempts: Scott's first British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04 ; The exploits of Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-09 ; The success of Amundsen's team in reaching the Pole in 1911 and the tragic events surrounding Scott's British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13 ; Shackleton's dramatic journey to seek rescue after the destruction of his ship Endurance on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-17. Illustrated throughout, the book contains a map depicting the routes of the various expeditions, crew lists, a selected bibliography and suggested reading, and recommended websites. This new revised edition will be thoroughly revised throughout and contain a new introduction to reflect new research and discoveries regarding these expeditions as well as more recent attempts in travelling to the Pole, in addition to containing new images from the Royal Museums Greenwich Collection. general EDITED BY PIETER VAN DER MERWE WITH JEREMY MICHELL "National Maritime Museum Greenwich." Previous edition: London : National Maritime Museum, 2000. Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-201) and index. Scott, Robert Falcon 1868-1912 Amundsen, Roald 1872-1928 Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir 1874-1922 South Pole Discovery and exploration British Antarctica Discovery and exploration British South Pole History 919.8904 9781844864867 PPAK 200205 20200205114058.0 eng