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The Zeppelin

Door Michael Bélafi e.a.

Categorie
Vliegtuigen & Luchtvaart
Boeknummer
#239162
Titel
The Zeppelin
Auteur
Bélafi, Michael & Cordula Werschkun (translation)
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Barnsley, Pen & Sword
Jaar van uitgave
2015
ISBN10
147382785X
ISBN13
9781473827851
Taal
Engels
Samenvatting

This new publication from Michael Belafi offers some truly intriguing content. Photographs of the mighty Zeppelin at all stages of development feature in a publication that aims to chart the entire course of the airship's history. 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 (many had to be surrendered under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles), although it did ... (Lees verder)bounce back with the construction of the Graf Zeppelin in the 30s. A series of terrible accidents was soon to signal the demise of the Zeppelin however; following the Hindenburg disaster of 1937, and in the midst of a host of political and economic issues, the Zeppelin was soon to be consigned to the history books as one of the great aviation relics of the 20th Century. This new publication explores each facet of its history, and concludes by assessing the legacy of rigid airship development, still felt to this day.
Pagina's
211
Conditie
Nieuw
Prijs
€ 17,50

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