My book N-4 DOWN was picked by best-selling historian Giles Milton for the 2023 Summer Reads from Aspects of History!

Giles Milton is “the internationally best-selling author of twelve works of narrative history, including Nathaniel’s Nutmeg and Churchill’s Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare” – and one of my favourite authors – so my imagine my delight when I find that my book N-4 DOWN: the hunt for the Arctic airship Italia is Giles Milton’s No. 1 recommendation in the 2023 Summer Reads from Auspects of History.

“THE BEST THING about finishing writing a book is having the time to read again. I’ve recently been immersed in a rollicking historical adventure. Mark Piesing’s N-4 Down: The Hunt for the Airship Italia tells the true story of arguably the greatest polar rescue mission in history. In the spring of 1928, the gigantic airship Italia was struck by a ferocious Arctic storm as it returned from a voyage to the North Pole. The ensuing crash triggered a massive search and rescue mission, which led to further disasters. Among the would-be rescuers was the world-famous explorer, Roald Amundsen, who disappeared and was never seen again. N-4 Down is a gripping Boy’s Own adventure. If you like your books splashed with derring-do, Arctic blizzards, gigantic egos and Italian fascists, then it will tick all the right boxes.”