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Title: Rewritng history
Review: This fascinating, compelling and very convincing book is unfortunately a completely inaccurate picture of Scott. By reading the diaries of the original expedition members and 'Captain Scott' by R.Fiennes you will recieve a much more balanced account of what really happened on Scott's last expedition. Fiennes rips to shreds all of the spurious claims in this book with hard, concrete facts supported by written evidence from all concerned. The myth of Scott ignoring dogs as a mode of transport, endangering his men, being an incompetent naval officer, foolishly choosing five not four team members for the pole push etc. etc. are all shown to be figments of Huntford's imagination. This book is a great read but also a great wrong. Indeed, Peter Scott took Huntford to court for misuse and misrepresentation of original material. Scott won the case.
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