Shackleton's Heroes

"First published in Great Britain in 2015 by The Robson Press (an imprint of Biteback Publishing Ltd.)"--Title page verso.

Wilson McOrist is a physicist, lawyer, and entrepreneur. His eight years of research for this book were conducted in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica and involved detailed analysis of the actual field diaries of the central characters. He lives in Australia. Sir Ranulph Fiennes, described by The Guinness Book of Records as "the world's greatest living explorer,” is an English adventurer and prolific writer. He was the first person to completely cross Antarctica by foot and is the holder of several endurance records. He lives in England.