Zeppelin vs British Home Defence 1915-18

The book explores the history of Zeppelins in Britain during World War I, including their use in bombing strategic targets and their psychological impact on the British public. It highlights the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service's efforts to modernize their aerial defenses, leading to the aeroplane becoming the paramount flying machine of the war.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 80 pages
\n Publication date: 09 March 2018
\n Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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When Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin's rigid airship LZ 1 flew over Lake Constance in 1900, it was the most advanced and impressive flying machine in the world: a colossal, lighter-than-air craft capable of controlled flight. In World War I, Zeppelins were first used in a reconnaissance role, but on January 19, 1915, Kaiser Wilhelm II authorized their use in bombing strategic targets in England. From then on, the "Zeppelin" became synonymous with terror to the British, and indeed, the airship's effectiveness was more psychological than material. Still, their raids compelled the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service to embark on a program of modernizing their aerial defenses, accelerating a process that would ultimately make the aeroplane, rather than the airship, the paramount flying machine of the war. Using specially commissioned artwork, contemporary photographs, and first-hand accounts, this book tells the fascinating story of Britain's first Blitz, from the airships that terrorized the public to the men who sought to defend the skies.

When Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin's rigid airship LZ 1 flew over Lake Constance in 1900, it was the most advanced and impressive flying machine in the world: a colossal, lighter-than-air craft capable of controlled flight.

Using specially commissioned artwork, contemporary photographs, and first-hand accounts, this book tells the fascinating story of Britain's first Blitz, from the airships that terrorized the public to the men who sought to defend the skies.

\n Weight: 262g\n
Dimension: 247 x 184 x 8 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781472820334\n \n