"The Most Doomed Expeditions in History" Topic
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Tango01  | 04 Apr 2020 10:35 p.m. PST |
"The Terra Nova Expedition is amazing. It is one of the few times in written history where we have the extraordinary instance of direct comparison. By that, I mean, we had two separate teams attempting to reach the same goal, at the same time, with catastrophically different results. Terra Nova cannot even be said to be a cursed expedition, but it was certainly doomed. Every single decision made by Captain Robert Scott (the British leader of the trek) directly led to the tragic end to their journey. In contrast, Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian leader of the other expedition, not only succeeded completely, but he is actually less spoken-of, less written about, and less-remembered than Scott DESPITE the fact that he was the first man to ever reach the South Pole. You can ask why that is, but its pretty obvious. History loves itself a good train-wreck, and Amundsen's dangerous trek went off without a hitch due to excellent planning and preparation. Booo-ring…"
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| robert piepenbrink | 05 Apr 2020 6:37 a.m. PST |
Got me. As soon as I read "doomed expeditions" I started thinking of Athenians at Syracuse. These are mostly exploratory expeditions, but to be consistent with that, he should have left out Darien and the Donner Party. |
| Redcurrant | 05 Apr 2020 10:39 a.m. PST |
I would also include every Scotland expedition to the World cup or European Football Championships. |
| Tango01 | 05 Apr 2020 3:43 p.m. PST |
Ha!Ha!Ha!…. Amicalement
Armand |
| Robert le Diable | 06 Apr 2020 4:36 a.m. PST |
Hey! Watch it, pal! Unfortunately, I have to agree with you. Glasgow: where the word "pal" is not necessarily friendly. |
| Tango01 | 06 Apr 2020 11:32 a.m. PST |
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