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My five years with Soviet airships /

First-person account of 5 years (1931-36) in the life of engineer-scientist General Umberto Nobile and his experiences and adventures with semi-rigid airships (dirigiablestroi) in the Soviet Union and its arctic zones.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nobile, Umberto, 1885-1978
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Akron, OH (1800 Triplet Blvd., Akron 44306) : Lighter-than-Air Society, 1987.
Subjects:
Nobile, Umberto, > 1885-1978.
Air pilots > Italy > Biography.
Airships > Soviet Union > History.
Pilotes d'aéronef > Italie > Biographies.
Nobile, Umberto, > 1885-1978
Air pilots.
Airships.
Italy.
Soviet Union.
Biographies.
History.
Description
Summary:First-person account of 5 years (1931-36) in the life of engineer-scientist General Umberto Nobile and his experiences and adventures with semi-rigid airships (dirigiablestroi) in the Soviet Union and its arctic zones.
Item Description:The Cushing Library/Ragan Military copy is copy number 230 of 500 numbered copies.
Physical Description:iii, 153 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-153).