I am just going outside : Captain Oates--Antarctic tragedy /: Captain Oates--Antarctic tragedy. (2002)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michael Smith.
• Other Names: Smith, Michael, 1946-
• Contents: Deep roots -- Mother's boy -- Place in the country -- Lord of the manor -- Call to arms -- Blast of war -- No surrender -- Bells of St. Mary's -- Piece of flotsam -- Great escape -- Terra incognita -- Fatal mistake -- Race for the Pole -- Load of crocks -- Footprints in the snow -- Seeds of destruction -- Friends and enemies -- "..there is no cause for anxiety ..." -- To the last place on earth -- Wrong man, wrong place -- Abyss of defeat -- "God help us ..." -- Ultimate sacrifice -- Very gallant gentleman -- Bitter memories -- Second tragedy.
• Publisher Details: Cork : The Collins Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 919.8/904; BIOGRAPHY: GENERAL; Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography; Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Biography; Discovery and exploration, British; Explorers; Soldiers; Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- British; Antarctica; Great Britain; Biography
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781848899018; 1848899017
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.