3. Headline: The Tragic Search for the Italia Guest Author: Mark Piesing Summary: Following the Italia crash, a massive rescue effort unfolds, including Roald Amundsen’s fatal flight into a cloud bank. Piesing details Nobile’s controversial decision to

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3. Headline: The Tragic Search for the Italia Guest Author: Mark PiesingSummary: Following the Italia crash, a massive rescue effort unfolds, including Roald Amundsen’s fatal flight into a cloud bank. Piesing details Nobile’s controversial decision to be rescued first, his crew’s eventual survival via a Soviet icebreaker, and the reputation-destroying confrontation with Mussolini. (19)

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4. Headline: The Fatal Flight of the Italia Guest Author: Mark Piesing Summary: Piesing describes the 1928 Italia expedition, noting how political sabotage forced Nobile to use an older airship design. After reaching the North Pole, the vessel crashed int
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