Umberto Nobile between two totalitarianisms

• Main Author: Zani Luciano
• Other Authors: Armiero, Marco, Biasillo, Roberta, Morosini, Stefano, Zani, Luciano
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 2023
• Subjects: Umberto Nobile; totalitarianism; arctic; geographical explorations; Arctic; Nobile; North Pole
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11573/1678224

Umberto Nobile was a well-known airship designer and pilot who was the key protagonist in Italy’s mission during the 1920s to establish itself as a dominant player in the airship industry. He became a popular hero of Italian Fascism after his spectacular flight over the North Pole in the airship Nor...