Review: An unsung hero – Tom Crean, Antarctic Survivor by Michael Collins

In contrast to Gavin Francis’ account of his quiet isolation on an Antarctic research base in Empire Antarctica, seaman Tom Crean endured unimaginable hardships a century earlier when he accompanied Captains Scott and Shackleton on several Antarctic expeditions. In An unsung hero – Tom Crean, Antarctic Survivor, Michael Collins tells the story of an extraordinary but modest man, whose fortitude and loyalty impressed all of his comrades, and who played an important but relatively little-known role in polar exploration.