Roland Huntford,Paul Theroux, Scott and Amundsen: Last Place on Earth

Roland Huntford, Paul Theroux, Scott and Amundsen: Last Place on Earth - This book is a must-read for those interested in polar exploration. The vast amount of factual information contained within it is embellished by conjecture and opinion to make a sensational yarn.

I read Ranulph Fiennes' book on Scott first having taken the Roland Huntford view as accepted wisdom without having actually read him. Having felt obliged to do so, I found that Roland Huntford's view is at one extreme and nowhere near as authorititave as has been portrayed, needing to be balanced by further reading.