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N-4 down : the hunt for the Arctic airship Italia /

The riveting true story of the largest polar rescue mission in history: the desperate race to find the survivors of the glamorous Arctic airship Italia, which crashed near the North Pole in 1928.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Piesing, Mark (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Custom House, [2021]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Italia (Airship)
Nobile, Umberto, > 1885-1978 > Travel > Arctic regions.
Amundsen, Roald, > 1872-1928 > Travel > Arctic regions.
Arctic regions > Discovery and exploration.
Explorers > Aviation disasters.
Airships > Accidents > Arctic regions.
Search and rescue operations > Arctic regions > History > 20th century.
Survival at sea.
Fascism.
History.
Description
Summary:The riveting true story of the largest polar rescue mission in history: the desperate race to find the survivors of the glamorous Arctic airship Italia, which crashed near the North Pole in 1928.
Physical Description:xvi, 428 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780062851529
0062851527
9780062851536
0062851535