For many, the key image they have of Tom Crean is the one of his lovingly holding the puppies he took care of on Shackleton's Endurance expedition, the same puppies who would later have to be killed for food. His amazing adventures in the world's most ho
Michael Smith was a political and business journalist for over thirty years with The Guardian, The Observer and The Evening Standard. He has written two other books on polar exploration - An Unsung Hero and I'm Am Just Going Outside. He lives in London.
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