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Lighter Than Air: Illustrated History of the Airship [Hardcover]

Lee Payne (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 300 pages
  • Publisher: Gazelle Book Services Ltd; 1st Edition. edition (April 1978)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0498017524
  • ISBN-13: 978-0498017520
  • Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #4,900,914 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best general airship book I have seen., March 30, 1998
This review is from: Lighter Than Air (Hardcover)
This book the best I have seen for the history of the airship. It covers the same ground as most airship histories, but covers it in more detail leading to a very different interpretaton of the events. Just one example: The Mongofiler brothers had no idea that their balloon ran on hot air. They thought that their smoky fire produced another kind of light gas, similar to hydrogen. Another great feature of this book are the number of direct quotes from original sources. You really appreciate history when you hear from those who lived it. The book is well illustrated, with drawings where no photos exist, and with tons of photographs. Many airships that are illustrated with drawings in other books are shown as photographs in this one, making the ships all the more real to the modern reader. There is a lot of information on modern airship developments, too. All and all, an amazing book. It manages both wide and deep coverage of the subject.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The "true" history of early aviation., July 24, 1998
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This book is a wonderful account of the "true" history of early aviation. Most people do not realize how large the Dirigible industry was around the early part of this century. Airship companies that had regular routines that covered the globe. Many personal accounts of high adventure made the history come to life for me. The photos were beautiful.

I came to Amazon looking for a replacement copy after my ex-wife stole my original copy. Sadly it is no longer in print. A pity.

Get it and read it if you can.

JJM

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