Author: Publisher: PediaPress
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Zeppelins
Author: Zeppelins
Author: Charles StephensonPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1780965133
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
On 2 July 1900 the people of Friedrichshafen, Germany, witnessed a momentous occasion the first flight of LZ 1, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin's first airship. Although deemed a failure, a succession of better craft (LZ2 to 10) enabled the Zeppelin to expand into the consumer market of airship travel, whilst also providing military craft for the German Army and Navy. The years of the Great War saw the Zeppelins undertake strategic bombing missions against Great Britain. This title covers the post-war fate of the Zeppelins, including the crash of the Hindenburg, and their use by the Luftwaffe at the beginning of World War II.
The Defeat of the Zeppelins
Author: Mick PowisPublisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1526701499
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Mick Powis describes the novel threat posed to the British war effort by the raids of German airships, or Zeppelins, and the struggle to develop effective defenses against them. Despite their size and relatively slow speed, the Zeppelins were hard to locate and destroy at first. They could fly higher than existing fighters and the early raids benefited from a lack of coordination between British services. The development of radio, better aircraft, incendiary ammunition, and, above all, a more coordinated defensive policy, gradually allowed the British to inflict heavy losses on the Zeppelins. The innovative use of seaplanes and planes launched from aircraft carriers allowed the Zeppelins to be intercepted before they reached Britain and to strike back with raids on the Zeppelin sheds. July 1918 saw the RAF and Royal Navy cooperate to destroy two Zeppelins in their base at Tondern (the first attack by aircraft launched from a carrier deck). The last Zeppelin raid on England came in August 1918 and resulted in the destruction of Zeppelin L70 and the death of Peter Strasser, Commander of the Imperial German Navys Zeppelin force.
Let the Zeppelins Come
Author: David MarksPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445667037
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
A unique insight into the Zeppelin raids through postcards and memorabilia
Flaming Zeppelins
Author: Joe R LansdalePublisher: Tachyon Publications
ISBN: 1616960426
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
What do the disembodied head of Buffalo Bill Cody, Annie Oakley, Frankenstein, the Tin Man, Captain Nemo, the Flying Dutchman, and the inestimable Ned the Seal have in common? Find out as they embark upon a spectacular set of nonstop steampunk adventures. For the first time, two epic chronicles, Zeppelins West and Flaming London, inscribed by a courageous young seal on his trusty notepad, are collected together in one volume. Leap from a flaming zeppelin with the stars of the Wild West Show in a desperate escape from an imperial Japanese enclave. Wash up upon the island of Doctor Moreau, in mortal danger from his unnatural experiments (and ignorant that Dracula approaches by sea). Unite with Jules Verne, Passpartout, and Mark Twain on a desperate voyage to the burning streets of London, which are infested with killer squid from outer space courtesy of H. G. Wells’s time machine. It’s a raucous steam-powered locomotive of shoot-’em-up Westerns, dime novels, comic books, and pulp fiction, as only Lansdale, the high-priest of Texan weirdness, could tell.
Zeppelins and Super-Zeppelins
Author: R. P. HearnePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Page xiv (blank on the first edition), printed as a footnote to the Introduction on the second edition. "Since the first edition went to press two more Zeppelin raids were made on England..."
Zeppelins of World War I
Author: Wilbur CrossPublisher:
ISBN: 9781566193900
Category : Airships
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Zeppelins Over Lancashire
Author: Peter J. C. SmithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bombing, Aerial
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
When Zeppelins Flew, in Pictures
Author: Peter WoodPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Airships
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
A history of Zeppelins in peace and war, from the first seventeen-minute flight in 1900 to the Hindenburg disaster in 1937.
World War I [2 volumes]
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Author: Spencer C. TuckerPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 723
Book Description
Offers detailed coverage of every country that played a significant role in World War I, from key participants including France, Germany, Great Britain, the Ottoman Empire, and the United States, to smaller nations such as Bulgaria, Montenegro, and New Zealand. World War I: A Country-by-Country Guide is a comprehensive reference exploring the role various nations played in this devastating conflict. Each of the 22 country sections provides detailed background information, the reasons behind the country's entry into the war, a summary of its combat effort in the war, a discussion of the home front experience, and a description of the war's impact on that nation. Illuminating sidebars offer an interesting war anecdote involving each country, while essays survey each country's military branches and key military and political leaders. Finally, a timeline for each nation covers all of the important events involving that country during World War I. In addition to the country coverage, a battles section offers entries on 18 of World War I's most important engagements and a separate section on weapons and tactical changes is included. The book also features dozens of maps and images throughout the text that serve as important visual aids that help readers to understand all aspects of the conflict.
