Ghost ship of the Pole
Subtitle: the incredible story of the dirigible Italia; an international tragedy that has shadowed a man and a nation for thirty years.
Publisher: W. Sloane Associates
Published: 1960
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
Subjects: Nobile, Umberto, 1885-; Italia (Air-ship)
Description: On May 25, 1928, the Italian dirigible Italia crashed onto an ice pack in the frozen emptiness of the Arctic Ocean. The beginning of an epic struggle for survival, this disaster initiated one of the greatest series of Arctic searches in the annals of polar expeditions and became the death knell for many brave men, crew and rescuers alike.