I thoroughly enjoyed reading Captain Scott's journals of his last expedition and its tragic ending, which was needless and preventable. There were so many reasons why it ended so dismally, and any one of them could have made a difference between life and death for the five brave men involved. After finishing this book, I was driven to read the book of a surviving member of the expedition, Apsley Cherry-Garrard, "The Worst Journey in the World," which answered a lot of questions and gave me a different perspective. Cherry grew to blame himself for not saving the starving men with his team of dogs, but under the circumstances, it was not his fault. It would have meant him defying orders on an uncertain outcome. I highly recommend reading both of these books. They will remain with the reader for a long time.

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