The Great War: Who Did What in WW1? S01E32 - Ernest Shackleton

Ernest Shackelton set sail for the Antarctic when most young men in Europe were setting sail to fight a war. While millions of them died, he was completely isolated trying to survive the harsh conditions. Shackelton's expediton was probably one of the last grand ventures from the age of wonder and when he reached civilisation again, the world had truly gone mad.