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Zeppelins - German Airships 1900-40

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: New Vanguard - Aircraft & Miscellaneous

MSRP old price: $17.95


Product Info

Title
Zeppelins - German Airships 1900-40
Publisher
Category
Author
Charles Stephenson
Publish Year
2004
Pages
48
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147401600
MFG. Part #
OSPNVG101
Type
Softcover
Series
NVG101

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.