The History of Airships by Basil Clarke: 1961 First Edition Hardback
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Author: Basil Clarke
Publisher: 1961, Herbert Jenkins
Pagination: 194
Format: Hardback + DJ + plastic sleeve
Condition: Very good, tight, clipped, with shelf wear and a taped tear to the cover.
1st Edition.
Starting with the early optimistic attempts to fly and navigate airships with sails and paddles this volume advances through history looking at the first attempts at fully controlled flight and the military implications of balloons when used during the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War. The designs of Count Von Zeppelin enter and depart and post-WW1 the golden age of airships. With the disasters of the R.101 and Hindenburg interest wains with small support roles during WW2 and this volume ends with an optimistic view od the, then, future.
A presentation plate inside the front cover notes the award of this boo kas a prize to Junior/Bombardier Hand for Weapons Training.
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