Disaster at the Pole

The Crash of the Airship Italia-A Harrowing True Tale of Arctic Endurance and Survival

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Beschreibung

In 1928, defying Italy's Mussolini and the entire fascist party, aviator Umberto Nobile, undertook a daring expedition to the North Pole in Italia, one of several successful airships he had designed. The tragic crash of the airship on the ice and search for survivors was the most extensive in Arctic history, involving seven nations. Although Nobile and eight crew members survived, those lost included not only their tragic companions but searchers, including the famous explorer, Roald Amundsen. The Italia tragedy was described by The New York Times as "one of the most astonishing episodes in the history of aviation."

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781440186745

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

229 x 152 x 21 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2010

Verlag / Hersteller

iUniverse