Huntford was critical of Scott's supposedly authoritarian leadership style and of his poor judgment of men, and blamed him for a series of organisational failures that led to the death of everyone in the polar party.
Huntford var kritisk overfor Scotts angiveligt autoritære lederstil og hans dårlige personvurderinger og anklagede ham for en række organisatoriske fejl, som samlet førte til sydpolgruppens triste skæbne.