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 The Ultimate survival true story of all time July 10, 2010
Thomas Erickson
Just got done watching the 3DVD set Shackleton 5 stars. I wondered how the book Endurance could possibly compare with this fantastic DVD set. The book was just as good 5 stars.
We see Sir Shackleton in 1914 and his 27 men heading for a cross continent trek across Antarctica. Unfortunately the Endurance gets caught in the ice. She is crushed and sinks. Shackleton orders abandon ship and his men are on the ice. Against all odds, low temperature and little food they get on an ice flow and move 3 small boats toward open water. They are starving and must kill and eat their sled dogs as well as seals and penguins. Some of the men are almost killed by 1100pound Leopard seals but the seals are shot and supply the men food and blubber for their cooking pots. They eventually get off the flow and face horrific seas and bad weather and make it to Elephant island. Some are frostbite and the youngest member has to have his toes on one of his feet amputated. Another developed a boil on his back the size of a football.Unbelievable hardships.
Then Shackleton and 5 men must sail almost 800 miles to South Georgia island to get rescue for his men from a Norwegian whaling village.They make the horrendous voyage across the Drake passage that has some of the worst weather on earth. Eventually they arrive on the wrong side of the island and Shackleton and 2 men must trek about 30 miles across part of the island and a glacier before arriving at the village. They are ushered to the Norwegian leader and the 3 stinking, dirty, nasty, badly clothed humans knock on his door. He says "Who the hell are you". Shackleton says my name is Shackleton. The Norwegians knew of Shackleton's expedition as it had stopped at South Georgia before but after over a year they thought them all dead. The Norwegian leader cries for them. Shackleton's 3 men left behind on the other side of the island are rescued. After 3 attempts with different ships the others on Elephant island are rescued.
Its amazing. Shackleton INMO was not a great planner and made serious mistakes but his leadership and survival skills were legendary.He had a huge ego but believed in himself and inspired others to give 110% of themselves in order to survive. The expedition across the Antarctic continent was a failure but Shackleton's indomitable spirit and superb leadership skills helped save every man. No one was lost. All return as heroes. The most incredible story of survival ever told with diaries, logs and pictures( many lost) to prove it. An incredible man and a fantastic story. Endurance 5 star.
PS. For scientific Antarctic matters learned give me the explorer Scott. For speed, planning and efficiency reaching the South Pole, Amundsen. For leadership, survival skills and surviving in the worst conditions give me Shackleton. The 3 great Antarctic explorers of the heroic age of exploration.
Endurance:Shackleton's Incredible Voyage July 5, 2010
Nolamarjorie
My husband and I read this book because we were thinking of going to Antartica. It alerted us to the wildness and coldness of the area and of the kinds of storms that occur on Drake's Passage and we decided that, since the weather has not changed anything, we would travel to Italy instead!
Incredible, Indeed June 15, 2010
James D. Long (Springdale, AR, USA)
I am generally averse to any material, in film or literature, that deals with ice--sorry for the pun--but it leaves me cold. However, after thumbing through the opening pages of ENDURANCE, I was hooked by Alfred Lansing's vivid account of the Shackleton expedition to the Antarctic. With over 400 plus reviews, all offering superlatives for this engrossing real-life adventure, the only thing that I can add is that reading it can be a kind of test of endurance. I'm one of those few who'd heard of Shackleton but somehow managed to avoid knowing how the story ends; by the time I'd reached the final words of this epic tale, I wept.
very happy June 1, 2010
Joe (Connecticut)
Product arrived as described, well-packed and fairly quickly. I will gladly buy from this seller again.
 great book May 29, 2010
James Wadsworth
This was a great book. Thanks for shipping it right away. It was great doing business with you.
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