N-4 Down
The Hunt for the Arctic Airship Italia
New York : Custom House, [2021]
Format: Book
Edition: First Edition.
Description: xvi, 428 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction: Once upon a time in the North -- Prologue: The Arctic Ocean, May 25, 1928 -- "You are supposed to be dead" -- "There is no room for Prima Donnas in the Italian Air Force" -- "Do you know where Amundsen is?" -- "She would be there to inform on us" -- "The most sensational sporting event in human history" -- "Let him go, for he cannot possibly come back to bother us anymore" -- "We are quite aware that our venture is difficult and dangerous . . . but it is this very difficulty and danger which attracts us" -- "God Save Us!" -- "We will die when God has decided" -- "Do you as you like, but I am going looking for Nobile" -- "Woman joins Arctic search" -- "When I die you can eat me, but not before" -- "Down with Nobile! Death to Nobile!" -- "This is real exploring despite the luxury" -- Epilogue: The Kremlin, Moscow, 1933.
Subjects:
Nobile, Umberto, 1885-1978 -- Travel -- Arctic regions.
Amundsen, Roald, 1872-1928 -- Travel -- Arctic regions.
Italia (Airship)
Explorers -- Aviation disasters.
Airships -- Accidents -- Arctic regions.
Search and rescue operations -- Arctic regions -- History -- 20th century.
Survival at sea.
Fascism.
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration.
Nobile, Umberto, 1885-1978 -- Travel -- Arctic regions.
Amundsen, Roald, 1872-1928 -- Travel -- Arctic regions.
Italia (Airship)
Explorers -- Aviation disasters.
Airships -- Accidents -- Arctic regions.
Search and rescue operations -- Arctic regions -- History -- 20th century.
Survival at sea.
Fascism.
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration.
ISBN:
9780062851529
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY Exploration Pie | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [371]-410) and index.