Let the Zeppelins Come
David Marks
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Description for Let the Zeppelins Come
Paperback. A unique insight into the Zeppelin raids through postcards and memorabilia Num Pages: 96 pages, 200. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBWN; JWG; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
Drawing on a unique collection of postcards and other period memorabilia, David Marks tells the story of the Zeppelin raids during the First World War. While the German Kaiser and his military advisers hoped that the Zeppelins would strike terror into the hearts of the British people, the book reveals that, despite their initial anger, frustration and demands for retaliation, the British proved to be immune to the Zeppelin as a terror weapon and even began to create comic postcards to mark their visits. Once the aircraft of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service ... Read more
Drawing on a unique collection of postcards and other period memorabilia, David Marks tells the story of the Zeppelin raids during the First World War. While the German Kaiser and his military advisers hoped that the Zeppelins would strike terror into the hearts of the British people, the book reveals that, despite their initial anger, frustration and demands for retaliation, the British proved to be immune to the Zeppelin as a terror weapon and even began to create comic postcards to mark their visits. Once the aircraft of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445667027
SKU
V9781445667027
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-93
About David Marks
David Marks lectures on Zeppelins for the Airship Heritage Trust, Cross & Cockade (the First World War Aviation Historical Society) and the Battlefields Trust. He writes the Cross & Cockade quarterly e-newsletter, which has over 1,000 subscribers.He has advised the William Leefe Robinson VC Committee sin commemorating the centenary of the shooting down of SL11 by Lieutenant Robinson in September ... Read more
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