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Expedition
by Bea Uusma · first published 2014
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There was a movie made about it, with Max von Sydow as Andreé. I liked it a lot, quite realistic. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084136/ Also, a book about it, The Expedition, is fantastic. https://www.amazon.com/Expedition-Bea-Uusma/dp/1781859639/re...
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on “Ask HN: What is HN reading?” ↗…history that was surrounded by mysteries until recently. In Sweden, where I live, it is well known of course. Author Bea Uusma has done intense research many years ago and written a very good book on this expedition, also available in English ("The Expedition: Solving the Mystery of a Polar Tragedy"). In summary, what did go wrong? You guessed correctly: poor planning, poor technology, poor preparations, too optimistic…
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