Author:
Grossman, Dan, author.
Edition Statement:Revised paperback edition.
ImprintStroud : The History Press, 2019.
Description208 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Note:Foreword / Tom D. Crouch -- Foreword / Jürgen Bleibler -- 1. Queen of the skies -- 2. Projekt LZ-129 -- 3. 'Up ship!' -- 4. Flying the Nazi flag -- 'Two days to Europe!': the 1936 flight season -- 6. Flying Post Office -- 7. Lakehurst twilight -- 8. Unravelling the mystery -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1. Hindenburg flight list -- Appendix 2. Flight 63 crew and passenger list -- Appendix 3. Flight 64 passenger list -- Appendix 4. LZ-129: salient characteristics -- Appendix 5. Loading for Flight 63 -- Appendix 6. 1937 application for US landing rights.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliography (page 203-204) and index.
Note:"On 6 May 1937 the pioneering Zeppelin Hindenburg ended its career in flames when its hydrogen gas ignited while landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey. But the airship had already completed sixty-two successful flights before this fateful day, catering to Nazi officials, socialities and the well-heeled. Hndenburg offered cutting-edge transport technology with luxury and style, making it a spectacle to behold on both sides of the Atlantic, and was expected to be just the first of many giant passenger Zeppelins. In this revised edition with additional material, three world-renowned experts have collaborated to create the definitive history of the Zeppelin Hindenburg. Using stunning black-and-white and colour photographs, diagrams and new information, this detailed book highlights the sheer style of this mammoth lighter-than-air craft and explains the shocking disaster that signalled the end of airship travel."--Book jacket.
