Max Jones

A History of British Heroes

Max’s latest book project examines how and why ideas about national heroes have changed over the last three hundred years. For a taster of the themes the book will address, read Max’s article for the BBC History Magazine (August 2010), ‘Whatever Happened to the British Hero?’

The Last Great Quest: Captain Scott’s Antarctic Sacrifice (Oxford UP, 2003)
Oxford University Press

‘Mesmerising and superbly researched’ – Beryl Bainbridge, Spectator

‘Excellent Book – 5 Stars’ – Independent on Sunday

‘A meticulous examination…weaving record, anecdote and example with great skill, with some remarkable conclusions’ – Duncan Spencer, Washington Times

Robert Falcon Scott, Journals: Scott’s Last Expedition (Oxford UP, 2006)
Oxford University Press

‘definitive … It should be the last word for a very long time’ – Peter Speak, Polar Record

‘scrupulously scholarly edition … there is nobody who knows more about the mythologizing of Scott than Jones does’ – David Crane, Spectator