‘Will make a good Admiral’: a reassessment of Captain Scott's naval career

ABSTRACT In his book Scott and Amundsen (1979) Roland Huntford described Captain Robert Falcon Scott R.N. as ‘not well thought of in the Service’ and ‘an obscure, rather dull torpedo lieutenant with mediocre prospects’. A myth has subsequently arisen that Scott was forced into Antarctic exploration...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Authors: Lewis, George, May, Karen
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2013
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247413000697
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247413000697