I Am Just Going Outside: Captain Oates - Antarctic Tragedy
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The first major biography, exhaustively researched from new material including major revelations involving his previously unknown and secret private life, of Lawrence Edward Grace 'Titus' Oates who became a dashing cavalry officer and hero in the Boer War, a successful jockey and who paid £1,000 to join Scott's doomed South Pole expedition, before becoming a national hero for sacrificing himself to save his comrades
Substantial new information from previously undisclosed sources is included in this new study especially relating to his clashes with Scott. Having paid £1,000 to join Scott's South Pole expedition, Oates was at center stage in the unfolding tragedy, becoming a national hero for sacrificing himself to save his comrades. There is also resh analysis of his military career, both as hero in the Boer War, where he was denied a VC, and later in Ireland. A different perspective from the traditional myth of Scott's heroic failure and Oates' suicide is offered, examining Oates' private life and the role of his austere mother who exerted a powerful influence during his life and continued to control his memory long after his death.
Beautifully illustrated with maps and photographs, many previously unpublished
I Am Just Going Outside: Captain Oates - Antarctic Tragedy,Michael Smith,Spellmount Publishers,186227178X,Adventurers & Explorers,Biography / Autobiography,Historical - British,History,Military,Military - General,Polar Regions
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