This is Apsely Cherry-Garrard's beautifully written memoir of Scott's ill-fated expedition to the South Pole. This new edition contains Volumes I and II--the complete original text and illustrations; including Glossary and the final chapter assessing the expedition.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful. A summary of a familiar taleBy John Barry KenyonThe cover suggests that this is an in-depth analysis of the role of admiral Doenitz in the post-Hitler period for the Third Reich. Actually; it isn't. It is yet another description of the military and maritime campaigns of the last month of the European war and; in many chapters; Doenitz himself appears hardly at all. In particular; we read in acute detail of Operation Hannibal; the German retreat from the Baltic; an evacuation on a much greater scale than the better known Dunkirk episode of 1940. There is a brief account of the machinations of the Doenitz rump government in May 1945; but there's no sign the author has done any original research. His bibliography; for example; is silent on German-language sources.The author makes a fair point - that Doenitz deserves credit for saving millions of Germans from Soviet occupation as he delayed signing up for peace treaties whilst so many citizens fled westwards into the less dreadful arms of the Americans and the British. Barry Turner; it must be said; is a very good writer and the text is always neat; lively and to the point. But this book adds next to nothing of what we already knew of the collapse of Hitler's Reich or the personal role of Doenitz.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A useful book on the last days of Hitlers ReichBy Paul LawrenceA possibly slightly generous four stars but I'll give 'em all the same. And the reasons are;Sprightly writing. Barry Turner has a concise prose that encourages you to turn the page. He has not let himself get lost in the minute points of proceedings and given the speed with which events were moving at this point in history that is a good thing. The story being told lends itself to the writing style and vice-versa.The point of view of the Germans is given equal weight to those of the Allies. It makes for an interesting read and it allows a certain understanding to dawn on the reader of just what Doenitz was up against as the war came to a conclusion in his attempts to get some sort of cohesion out of chaos. The reader is also brought to the realisation that Doenitz was a professional soldier who just happened to be born in Germany rather that one of the Allied nations.One let down for my mind was that there wasn't a lot of discussion about Doenitz to make it feel enough like a biography; which is more what I was after. You will understand much of his situation and obviously he is a central character in the book but the essence of the man himself is still elusive. Or maybe he just wasn't that interesting!In short the period this book concentrates on is gripping; fast paced and full of competing war aims and personalities. The reader is left with a better understanding of events; an admiration for a professional military man and also a greater knowledge of Operation Hannibal which was a maritime evacuation of such magnitude that it leaves Dunkirk for dead yet is little known in comparison. For that alone I am grateful to this book.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Life and times of a professional soldier on the wrong side of thingsBy HAPPY HOWARDThough sometimes interesting; i got the feeling that I've read about this before in other books. Shipping was good and on time
