I Am Just Going Outside : Captain Oates, Antarctic Tragedy Book

	Notes	vi
	Acknowledgements	7
	Preface	10
1.	Deep roots	13
2.	Mother's boy	21
3.	A place in the country	29
4.	Lord of the Manor	39
5.	A call to arms	47
6.	A blast of war	51
7.	No surrender	57
8.	The bells of St Mary's	65
9.	A piece of flotsam	71
10.	The great escape	85
11.	Terra Incognita	93
12.	A fatal mistake	97
13.	A race for the Pole	105
14.	A load of crocks	111
15.	Footprints in the snow	121
16.	The seeds of destruction	135
17.	Friends and enemies	151
18.	'...there is no cause for anxiety...'	169
19.	To the last place on earth	173
20.	Wrong man, wrong place	189
21.	The abyss of defeat	201
22.	'God help us...'	209
23.	The ultimate sacrifice	215
24.	A very gallant gentleman	233
25.	Bitter memories	239
26.	A second tragedy	263
	Chapter notes	271
	Bibliography
	Books	283
	Archive sources and abbreviations	286
	Newspapers, magazines, periodicals	287
	Articles	288
	Unpublished diaries, documents, interviews, letters	290
	Films	294
	Index	295