The British Government, Ernest Shackleton, and the rescue of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Authors: Dudeney, J.R., Sheail, J., Walton, D.W.H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2016
• Subjects: History of Science; Antarctic; Shackleton; Ross Island; Elephant Island; Endeavour; Antarc*; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/509699/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/509699/1/Shackleton%20paper%20final.doc; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247414000631

The remarkable rescue of Shackleton's men from Elephant Island, after the sinking of Endurance, and from Ross Island, has been recounted many times by both participants and historians. There has been little critical examination of the part played by governments, nor assessment of some of Shackl...