I often wondered why Lawrence Oates decided to leave with the last support party turned back on the plateau when by then he had to know Scott was showing judgement lapses and making poor decisions for ultimate survival of the polar party by keeping Edgar Evans in it and adding Birdy Bowers?
Had Oates left with Edward Evans, Tom Crean and Bill Lashly, would the increase in rations available the returning polar party (Edgar Evans still dies OTL) been just enough for them to make it to One Ton Depot?
Of course, Scott became a mythical hero in his failure but what kind of public hero would he have become if he had survived to return to the UK
Had Oates left with Edward Evans, Tom Crean and Bill Lashly, would the increase in rations available the returning polar party (Edgar Evans still dies OTL) been just enough for them to make it to One Ton Depot?
Of course, Scott became a mythical hero in his failure but what kind of public hero would he have become if he had survived to return to the UK
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