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The Zeppelin Kindle Edition

by Michael Belafi (Author), Cordula Werschkun (Translator) Format: Kindle Edition
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This authoritative history of the Zeppelin covers the entire course of the airship’s development “extensively illustrated with . . . photographs and drawings” (Toy Soldier & Model Figure).

Named after the German Count Ferdinand Von Zeppelin, an early pioneer of rigid airship development, the Zeppelin was first flown commercially by Deutsch Luftschiffahrts (DELAG), the world's first airline in revenue service. By mid–1914, DELAG had carried over 10,000 fare-paying passengers on over 1500 flights. When war hit, it was employed to military advantage, wreaking carnage upon Britain's towns and cities.

German defeat in 1918 temporarily halted the airship business. Though it bounced back with the construction of the Graf Zeppelin in the thirties, a series of accidents signaled the demise of the Zeppelin. Following the Hindenburg disaster of 1937, and in the midst of numerous political and economic issues, the Zeppelin was soon to be consigned to the history books. This new publication explores each facet of its history, and concludes by assessing the legacy of rigid airship development, still felt to this day.
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    March 31, 2015
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"highly recommended as a new and sweeping overview of an epic aviation development whose day may yet be far from done."
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"This book is extensively illustrated with black-and-white photographs and drawings. The author is to be commended for not only recounting the zeppelin’s high-flying history, but also assessing its continuing influence on today’s airship development"
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00V3WEC44
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword Aviation (March 31, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 31, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 193964 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 508 pages
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Bill Walsh
5.0 out of 5 stars A good insight into early aviation history and one of its remarkable protagonists.
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2017
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A very interesting and informative book. It gives a very detailed account of Zeppelin's efforts to develop his innovative ideas. He secured talented people to assist him and managed despite well known early setbacks to secure financial and political backing. His perseverance was remarkable. The book's initial portion on Zeppelin and his early competitors was particularly good and gives quite a bit of information and a better idea of the context of the times in the early development of airships. The picture selections are good and helpful in following the development of the German airships. There is one photo miscue where an interior shot of the very early Deutschland's passenger section is repeated in discussing the Graf Zeppelin's interior. The translation reads very well but I wonder if the builders actually labelled each ship project with a "wharf number" as opposed to a hull number per naval usage or something similar. The book concludes with a section on contemporary airship projects up to 2010 or so. A further benefit of the book is its discussion of Zeppelin's and his various companies' roles in developing and producing many of the German heavy bombers of WW I and large seaplanes. All in all a good terse biography of a very interesting man and a history of an important portion of early
aviation development.
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Crash
4.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful engaging story about the Dirigible genius Count Von Zeppelin
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2018
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A interesting tale of the genius Count Von Zeppelin and his Dirigibles. His worker housing and company controlled group medicine were far ahead of Americas start which involved Dam construction. A wonderful engaging story. If we had only sold them Helium they might have made it well into today's travel methods as I can only wonder what it would be like to float through the air for days at a time in total comfort. As with airplanes, trains and all forms of transport hey were used in war times and peace but it's destiny was not to throw bombs out windows as planes were better suited.
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jld6491
3.0 out of 5 stars Plenty of photos of this incredible saga
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2020
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However, very poorly translated by a non-speaking english person: "The wave length had a scope from 800m to 1000m, and the sending energy of the installation measures 750w"
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zeppelin_50
5.0 out of 5 stars Très bon ouvrage.
Reviewed in France on August 14, 2021
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Ouvrage très complet. équivalent inexistant en français.
Beaucoup de photos.
Passionnant de bout en bout.
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michael anagnostou
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 16, 2015
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Satisfactory
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Tintin60
5.0 out of 5 stars Un libro en verdad excelente. Me ha gustado mucho y ha cumplido sobradamente mis expectativas. Lo recomiendo sin duda
Reviewed in Spain on April 27, 2015
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Un libro en verdad excelente. Me ha gustado mucho y ha cumplido sobradamente mis expectativas. Lo recomiendo sin duda a cualquier amante de los zeppelines
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