The story of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton and the loss of his ship Endurance in 1917 has always fascinated me.  

Encased in an ice-floe, Shackleton and his crew were condemned to see out the entire harsh winter with insufficient rations and hope that the ship would be freed by the spring thaw. ..

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