Scott and Amundsen : duel in the ice /

Scott and Amundsen : duel in the ice /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Langner, Rainer-K., 1942-
Uniform title:	Duell im ewigen eis. English
Imprint:	London : Haus, 2007.
Description:	v, 232 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Scott, Robert Falcon, -- 1868-1912. Amundsen, Roald, -- 1872-1928. Amundsen, Roald, -- 1872-1928. Scott, Robert Falcon, -- 1868-1912. British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition -- (1910-1913) British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition. Discovery and exploration, British. Discovery and exploration, Norwegian. Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration, British. Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- Norwegian. Antarctica.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7684218

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ISBN:	9781905791088 (hbk.) 1905791089 (hbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Translated from the German.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. Arrival of the Gladiators
Chapter 2. Paths to the Cold
Chapter 3. Apprenticeship amidst Snow and Ice
Chapter 4. The Gauntlet or, An Ace up One's Sleeve
Chapter 5. Playing with Hidden Cards
Chapter 6. Meeting on the Edge of the Ice Shelf
Chapter 7. Initial Preparations on the Ross Ice Shelf
Chapter 8. The Route, or the Fine Art of Pragmatism
Chapter 9. Triumph, Defeat and Death
Bibliography
Index