SHACKLETON: THE VOYAGE OF THE JAMES CAIRD (COLLINS PRESS)

When the mighty Endurance becomes trapped in the Weddell Sea, Ernest Shackleton's dream to cross the Antarctic becomes a fight to save the 27 souls that set sail with him. With five others, he takes to the sea in the lifeboat James Caird and sets a course for South Georgia, 800 miles away across treacherous waters. This graphic depiction brings to life one of the most dramatic real-life open boat journeys in the history of mankind, and an extraordinary feat of leadership and survival.