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SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
BLACKWELLS NONFICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH

The extraordinary story of how the Endurance Sir Ernest Shackletons ship was found in the most hostile sea on Earth in 2022

On 21 November 1915 Sir Ernest Shackletons ship Endurance finally succumbed to the crushing ice Its crew watched in silence as the stern rose twenty feet in the air and then it was gone The miraculous escape and survival of all twentyeight men on board have entered legend And yet the iconic ship that bore them to the brink of the Antarctic was considered forever lost

A century later an audacious plan to locate the ship was hatched The Ship Beneath the Ice gives a blowbyblow account of the two epic expeditions to find the Endurance As with Shackletons own story the voyages were filled with intense drama and teamwork under pressure In March 2022 the Endurance was finally found to headlines all over the world

Written by Mensun Bound the Director of Exploration on both expeditions this captivating narrative includes countless fascinating stories of Shackleton and his legendary ship Complete with a selection of Frank Hurleys photos from Shackletons original voyage in 191417 as well as from the expeditions in 2019 and 2022 The Ship Beneath the Ice is the perfect tribute to this monumental discovery