Apsley Cherry-Garrard knew he could have done nothing more to save Scott’s polar party, but he could never quite shake off accusations levelled at him after the expedition. Blending personal memories and considered analysis, Hugh remembers his uncle’s later years and reflects on why his uncle’s life had such an unhappy ending.

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