The race to get to the arctic circle was run on foot and in the air by zeppelin in the 1920s. This was not without great risk as we know by the number of expeditions who turned back or disappeared. One of these expeditions was the Italia who Roald Amundsen crewed to be the first ship to land on the North Pole but instead ran into a huge storm where they lost some of the crew and were left to try to survive as best they could. Even though a huge rescue operation was launched they had little means of finding them out in the vast polar region. An exciting adventure that pits men against the most extreme elements and with basic means of surviving. The pace is good but I did get lost with the extra information about the bad blood between Noble and Amundsen. 3 1/2 stars
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