Book Review

摘要

The improved and much enlarged six-engined "R" class Zeppelins introduced in the Summer of 1916 form the subjects of an second Zeppelin volume, which has been eagerly-awaited by airship enthusiasts. All 17 built and operated during WWI are exclusively covered in great detail - from L30 to LZ113:L33 forced down at Little Wigborough, her crew taken prisoner; L35s wire-guided flying torpedo trials; the losses of L36 and L38; dramatic account of the infamous October 1917 "Silent Raid"; and Eastern Front exploits of LZ113 and LZ120, last of the Army Zeppelins - all feature in this lavishly-illustrated book. Over 124 archive photos, many published for the first time; more than 30 colour close-up photos of extant gondolas; five totally unique centre-spread colour profiles; detailed fold-out 1:350 scale plans; 1:96 scale multi-view gondola drawings; extended technical description of L33, colours; markings; design variations; L33 crew interrogations; detailed appendices and more!