This book analyzes the unique psychological appeal of the airship worldwide and shows how this appeal was exploited for ulterior political purposes. They were used by Count Zeppelin to advance German militarism, American Admiral Moffett to fight US Army aviation ambitions, British Lord Thomson to foster Socialism and strengthen Empire ties, Mussolini to promote Italian Fascism, Stalin to foster world Communism, and Hitler to promote Nazi ideology. As airships roamed worldwide, they carried these political influences with them.
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"This well-written and very informative study illuminates the political and emotional legacy of giant airships."-- Choice
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John Duggan is editor of the journal Zepplin.
Henry Cord Meyer is Emeritus Professor of History, University of California, Irvine.
Henry Cord Meyer is Emeritus Professor of History, University of California, Irvine.
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The invention and development of the rigid airship in Germany, from its inception to the end of World War I, occurred in a context of unique circumstances which spanned a gamut of intensifying political repercussions. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
airship wonder, zeppelin enthusiasm, airship enterprise, zeppelin fever, zeppelin enterprise, zeppelin technology, naval scouting, airship development, airship activities, airship era, airship programme, airship business, airship builders, airship technology, zeppelin service, airship construction, naval airships, commercial airships, airship building, airship works, rigid airship, zeppelin construction, airship service, new zeppelin, airship design Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Count Zeppelin, New York, Air Ministry, Graf Zeppelin, Zeppelin Company, Los Angeles, South America, American Navy, Admiral Moffett, Foreign Office, United States, Lord Thomson, General Mitchell, Imperial Airship Scheme, Imperial Conference, Imperial Germany, Luft Hansa, Old Aeronaut, Prussian Airship Battalion, Fleet Problem, German Army, Lake Constance, Air Minister, Johann Schütte, Juan Trippe New!
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The invention and development of the rigid airship in Germany, from its inception to the end of World War I, occurred in a context of unique circumstances which spanned a gamut of intensifying political repercussions. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
airship wonder, zeppelin enthusiasm, airship enterprise, zeppelin fever, zeppelin enterprise, zeppelin technology, naval scouting, airship development, airship activities, airship era, airship programme, airship business, airship builders, airship technology, zeppelin service, airship construction, naval airships, commercial airships, airship building, airship works, rigid airship, zeppelin construction, airship service, new zeppelin, airship design Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Count Zeppelin, New York, Air Ministry, Graf Zeppelin, Zeppelin Company, Los Angeles, South America, American Navy, Admiral Moffett, Foreign Office, United States, Lord Thomson, General Mitchell, Imperial Airship Scheme, Imperial Conference, Imperial Germany, Luft Hansa, Old Aeronaut, Prussian Airship Battalion, Fleet Problem, German Army, Lake Constance, Air Minister, Johann Schütte, Juan Trippe New!
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- South America (Continents) by Mike Graf on 5 pages
- JSA: The Golden Age (Elseworlds) by James Robinson in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The United States (Countries) by Bob Italia in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and page 120
- Water Jump: The Story of Transatlantic Flight by David Beaty in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Admirals Lobby by Vincent Davis in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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