Zeppelins: German Airships 1900-40

by Charles Stephenson, Ian Palmer (Illustrator)

Overview

On 2 July 1900 the people of Friedrichshafen, Germany, witnessed a momentous occasion - the first flight of LZ 1, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin's first airship.

Although deemed a failure, a succession of better craft (LZ2 to 10) enabled the Zeppelin to expand into the consumer market of airship travel, whilst also providing military craft for the German Army and Navy. The years of the Great War saw the Zeppelins undertake strategic bombing missions against Great Britain.

This engaging, illustrated study covers the post-war fate of the Zeppelins, including the crash of the Hindenburg, and their use by the Luftwaffe at the beginning of World War II.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780965130
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	03/20/2012
Series:	New Vanguard , #101
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Charles Stephenson is an experienced historian and freelance writer. His books include The Secret War Plans of Lord Dundonald: Conceiving Weapons of Mass Destruction 1811-1914.

Ian Palmer is a highly experienced digital artist. A graduate in 3D design, he has provided illustrations for many publications, from modelling James Bond's Aston Martin to recreating lunar landings. He lives and works in London with his wife and three cats.
Charles Stephenson has been described as 'one of the world's leading maritime historians' (Edward M. Furgol, The Navy Museum, Washington DC, writing in the International Journal of Maritime History, Volume XV, Number 1 (June 2003)). His books include The Secret War Plans of Lord Dundonald: Conceiving Weapons of Mass Destruction 1811–1914. Originally from North Wales, he is now based in Cheshire, UK.
Ian Palmer is a highly experienced digital artist with two decades of experience in the video games industry, both as a 3D artist and an Art Director. He has a passion for military history, gaming and riding his motorbike. He lives in Warwickshire with his wife, daughter and menagerie of pets.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Forging the weapon: 1900–14
Army and Navy Zeppelins at war: 1914–18
Progress and failure: 1918–40
Conclusion
Colour plate commentary