A gripping story of the race between Amundsen and Scott to the South pole. Informative, tense and uncommonly blunt, author Huntford compares and contrasts the attitudes and preperations between the two parties with considerable skill. The final chapters of this book are engrossing, and expect to be up late finishing this book. A must read for fans of Polar exploration, and a highly recomended book for anyone in a leadership postion, be it business or field work.

I read this book years ago when it was published as "Scott and Amundsen". It was a great book, a great story, and I cannot imagine that I let it go!