Airships in international affairs, 1890-1940

Airships in international affairs, 1890-1940 /

"This book emphasizes the role of the airship as a unique attention-getting device to further the political ambitions of leaders and nations. Unlike the first spidery airplanes, monstrous airships were at once a sensation, attracting mass enthusiasm, awe and wonder. These positive associations...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Duggan, John, 1932-
Other Authors: Meyer, Henry Cord, 1913-2001
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave, 2001.
Subjects:
Airships > History.
International relations.
Airships > Political aspects.
Airships.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • The Airships
  • Airship Personalities
  • Introduction: Technology and the Human Psyche
  • 1. Imperial German Precedents, 1890-1918
  • 2. Zeppelins in International Politics, 1919-21
  • 3. Zeppelin Reborn in America, 1922-24
  • 4. Airships in International Political Competition, 1924-28
  • 5. International Airship Hubris and Adversity, 1928-30
  • 6. A Buffeting for German and American Airships, 1931-35
  • 7. Airship Wonder Captured by Nazi Ideology, 1935-40.

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