Captain Oates : soldier and explorer / Sue Limb and Patrick Cordingley.
By: Limb, Sue
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Contributor(s): Cordingley, Patrick.
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BookPublisher: London : Leo Cooper, 1995Edition: Rev. ed.Description: 235 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780850524727.Subject(s): Oates, Lawrence Edward Grace, 1880-1912 | Oates, Lawrence Edward Grace, 1880-1913 | Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography | Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Biography | Biography | Land forces & warfare | Biography: general | Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration | Antartica -- Discovery and exploration -- British | Polar regions Exploration | Great BritainDDC classification: 919.8904 LIM Summary: This is the biography of Captain Oates who will always be remembered as a hero, as the man who walked willingly to death so that his comrades might have a better chance of survival on the expedition to the South Pole led by Captain Scott.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main | 919.8904 LIM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 38888000899785 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Now in paperback, a biography of Captain Oates, who is best remembered as the man who walked willingly to his death on the ill-fated expedition to the South Pole led by Captain Scott, in order that his comrades might have a better chance to survive.
Previous ed.: London : Batsford, 1982.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-226) and index.
This is the biography of Captain Oates who will always be remembered as a hero, as the man who walked willingly to death so that his comrades might have a better chance of survival on the expedition to the South Pole led by Captain Scott.