London 191417 The Zeppelin Menace
by Castle, Ian
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1846032458
- ISBN 13
- 9781846032455
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Oxford: Osprey Publishing. Very Good. 2008. First Edition. Softcover. 1846032458 . Card covers show very light shelf wear, small crease on bottom forecorner. ; A bright, solid book.; Campaign #193; B&W and Colour Photographs, Maps; 9.7 X 7.4 X 0.7 inches; 96 pages; "Ian Castle tells the story of Germany's air offensive against Britain in World War I (1914-1918), in which, from May 1915 until October 1917, zeppelins dropped thousands of tons of bombs on London. Initially the city was woefully unprotected but an integrated air defense system was progressively developed in response to the early months' destruction and casualties. Over a year was to pass before the first zeppelin was downed over British soil by the Royal Flying Corps but successes then steadily mounted as observation and communication networks improved and new tactics were learned. In his revealing account of a terrifying campaign which was to be repeated only decades later in the Luftwaffe's Blitz, the author describes the birth of a new arena of warfare, "the home front."" .
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- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19142
- Title
- London 1914–17 The Zeppelin Menace
- Author
- Castle, Ian
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1846032458
- ISBN 13
- 9781846032455
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- 1846032458, zeppelin, London, blimp
- Bookseller catalogs
- Aviation; Militaria; Militaria / WWI;
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