What is this book about
For a long time, the South Pole was the only mainland on Earth, where in the literal sense of the word a person’s leg did not step. And in 1910, two powers almost simultaneously entered the race for the South Pole: Great Britain, in the person of Robert Scott, and Norway, represented by Rual Amundsen.
Success in this expedition was achieved by the Norwegian team.
And world glory and a place in history went to Scott tragically killed on the way back.
The fate of the participants of the two expeditions with a fatal way was influenced by the differences between the Norwegian and British mentality. This was masterfully showed by Roland Huntford, a writer and journalist who resurrected Amundsen’s undeservedly forgotten story in his book.
A bright, fascinating, detailed, reliable story of conquering the South Pole will serve as an excellent lesson for leaders of all levels. We have long known that in difficult times it is the leadership qualities of the leader of the team that become the key to success or the reason for the failure. But is it possible to come up …
Author
Huntford Roland
Editor
Shalunova Maria
Translator
Filin Sergey Alexandrovich
Publisher
Mann, Ivanov and Ferber, 2013
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