Mount Everest 1938: Whether These Mountains are Climbed or Not, Smaller Expeditions are a Step in the Right Direction

It's 1938, the British have thrown everything they've got at Everest but they've still not reached the summit. War in Europe seems inevitable; the Empire is shrinking. Still reeling from failure in 1936, the British are granted one more permit by the Tibetans. Mount Everest 1938 by H. W. Tilman is the account of this pioneering expedition.