The Man Who Found Captain Scott. Explorer and War Hero: Surgeon Captain Edward Leicester Atkinson (1881- 1929)

Tarver Michael C.

ISBN 10: 0955220815 / ISBN 13: 9780955220814

Published by Pendragon Maritime Publications, 2015

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176pp, hardback, New, Fine in Fine dustwrapper, signed by Michael Tarver. A biography of Surgeon Lt. Edward Leicester Atkinson R.N., who led the search party which retraced the route taken by Captain Scott s legendary but tragic expedition to reach the South Pole and who located the bodies of Scott and his party who had reached the pole but who failed to survive the arduous journey back. The book reveals that Captain Scott had left written instructions as to how the final party should have been be supported, but it has been alleged that these orders were not properly carried out, read more…. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Man Who Found Captain Scott. Explorer and War Hero: Surgeon Captain Edward Leicester Atkinson (1881- 1929)
• Publisher: Pendragon Maritime Publications
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0955220815
• ISBN 13: 9780955220814
• Binding: hardcover
• Edition: 2015 First Edition.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

This is a story of a Royal Naval surgeon who took part in the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913, led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott RN. Surgeon Atkinson was one of sixteen men who set out towards the South Pole from which Scott and his four companions failed to return. Much of the responsibility for the aftermath of the expedition and that fateful return, fell on Atkinson as the senior naval officer left in command who led the search to find the bodies. These events were closely followed by the Great War, 1914-1918, in which Atkinson went on to serve and was severely wounded. It is a story of crisis, adventure, grit and determination shown in Antarctica and later during the Great War, by a man determined to loyally serve his country.

The Author's study of the polar regions and his visits to the Antarctic Continent has inspired into a closer research in the risks and consequences encountered by explorers of the 'heroic age'. As an offshore yachtsman he sailed from the West Country for many years. He is a member of the Scott Polar Research Institute with its many associated polar organisations and is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.