Golden Age of the Great Passenger Airships : Graf Zeppelin and Hindenburg (Paperback)

by Harold G. Dick (Author), Douglas H. Robinson (Collaborator)

Product Details

• Paperback: 226 pages
• Publisher: Smithsonian (December 17, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560982195
• ISBN-13: 978-1560982197
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #641,370 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best., May 27, 1999

By A Customer

One of the best airship books written as the author was directly involved in all aspects of the zeppelin program. No book written so far exceeds this one in illuminating the operations and organization of the passenger airship effort. Pictures never before seen are included. The story is told in context with the political situation of the time. A must read book.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reference book for the serious airship enthusiast, January 13, 1999

By A Customer

This book is a first-hand account by Harold G. Dick who was the only American ever to be allowed into the Zeppelin-Luftschiffbau operations. His experiences between 1934-1938 and his extensive notes of that time provide the reader with a fantastic understanding of the complexities and excitement associated with these graceful giants of the sky....Wish I had been alive at that time to see them!!!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A wealth of technical detail makes this book a must-read., July 24, 1997

By A Customer

Harold Dick was the American representative of the Goodyear-Zeppelin joint venture, and he lived and worked at Friedrichshafen and aboard the Graf Zeppelin and Hindenburg. Dick was given full access to the operations of the German Zeppelin company, and he flew as a passenger and/or crew member on 22 transatlantic flights aboard the Graf Zeppelin and Hindenburg. His observations about the German passenger zeppelins are fascinating, and he provides a rare personal insight, from an American perspective, on airship captains Hugo Eckener, Ernst Lehmann, and Max Pruss. Dick also provides a wealth of technical details on zeppelin construction and operation which are not available anywhere else. While not written with the eloquence or grace of a professional author, the detail and commentary in Dick's book make it a must-read for any serious student of zeppelin history.