Amazing Tales for Making Men out of Boys

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'A joy from start to finish' Sunday Telegraph Captain Robert Falcon Scott didn't start out life as a hero. In fact, as a boy and young man he was considered small, frail and shy. So what was it that turned this ordinary man into a legend? Through his gripping new account of how this modest naval officer became Scott of the Antarctic, Neil Oliver vividly relates the awe-inspiring tales that inspired Britain's greatest hero. And alongside these epics of courage, fortitude and sacrifice, Oliver tells the astonishing stories of those heroes who followed Scott and whose deeds stood comparison with this iconic explorer's own humbling example. From Rorke's Drift to the Battle of Britain and Nelson to Neil Armstrong, these are men who understood - as Scott always did - that it was more important to die a hero than live a coward's life. 'A great book . . . I shall treasure it' Sir Ranulph Fiennes 'An unashamed celebration of old-fashioned heroism' Scotsman 'A must-have collection' The Times 'Stirring stuff' Daily Telegraph

Presenter of the hugely popular BBC series Coast, Neil Oliver is an archaeologist and author. His television credits also include Two Men in a Trench and The One Show. Neil lives in Glasgow with his wife and three children, Evie, Archie and Teddy.

"'Amazing Tales' is...an entertaining read. Oliver, a sparkling storyteller, has chosen classic stories that are compelling from the first page."--Associated Press "A must-have collection."--The Times (London) "Sumptuously illustrated, beautifully told, and in turns both moving and inspiring, it is a joy from start to finish."--The Sunday Telegraph "A must-have collection." -- The Times (London)