{"product_id":"ice-crash-alexander-mckee-9780854951819","title":"Ice Crash: Disaster in the Arctic, 1928","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fascinating and detailed account of the disaster that struck the airship \u003ci\u003eItalia \u003c\/i\u003ein the Arctic in 1928.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlec Wilkinson, Martin W Sandler, Buddy Levy and Valerian Albanov.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy 1928, pioneering aviator, aeronautical engineer, and Arctic explorer General Umberto Nobile had already completed one successful long-distance flight in an airship to the Arctic. The \u003ci\u003eNorge\u003c\/i\u003e, designed and piloted by Nobile, had been the first aircraft to fly across the polar ice cap from Europe to America and may even have been the first to reach the North Pole. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConvinced that dirigibles rather than aeroplanes were the future for air travel, Nobile set out in the airship \u003ci\u003eItalia\u003c\/i\u003e for a second ambitious polar expedition. Where the \u003ci\u003eNorge\u003c\/i\u003e trip had been a collaboration with the famous Norwegian Polar explorer Roald Amundsen and his US partner, this was a purely Italian venture, caught up in the political ambitions and bitter rivalries of Mussolini's fascist government. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter crashing into the ice, an international rescue operation involving eight nations was launched to attempt to reach the survivors. As man and machine battled against the elements, more lives were lost, and the controversy that followed plagued Nobile for the rest of his life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing interviews with survivors and rescuers, including Nobile himself, international experts, contemporary documentation, and a wealth of research, Alexander McKee tells the story of one of the most tragic and intriguing air disasters of the golden age of aviation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexander McKee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0854951814\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780854951819\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sapere Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.84d","brand":"Alexander McKee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46465698431231,"sku":"9780854951819","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a7f41e2e-8045-4221-a7e0-7fc1007d843b.jpg?v=1736347018","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ice-crash-alexander-mckee-9780854951819","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}