Bibliograph

N-4 down, the hunt for the Arctic airship Italia, Mark Piesing

Type

Label

N-4 down, the hunt for the Arctic airship Italia, Mark Piesing

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

mapsplatesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

N-4 down

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1225288272

Responsibility statement

Mark Piesing

Sub title

the hunt for the Arctic airship Italia

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"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of 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 search for Amundsen" -- "Don't let him eat me!" -- "Down with Nobile! Death to Nobile!" -- "This is real exploring despite the luxury" -- Epilogue: The Kremlin, Moscow, 1933

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

N-Four down

Classification