ISBN10: 0801886341, ISBN13: 9780801886348, [publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press] Softcover
[Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]

ISBN10: 0801886341, ISBN13: 9780801886348, [publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press] Softcover
[Bayonne, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]
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ISBN10: 0801886341, ISBN13: 9780801886348, [publisher: Baltimore, Md. [u.a.] : Johns Hopkins Univ. Press,] Softcover XI, 295 S.; Ill. In English language. Apparently unread copy in very good condition. + + + Tadellos erhalten. Keine Besitzvermerke. 9780801886348 Werktäglicher Versand. Jede Lieferung m. ordentl. Rechnung und ausgew. MwSt. Der Versand erfolgt als Büchersendung / Einschreiben mit der Deutschen Post bzw. als Päckchen / Paket mit DHL. Die Lieferzeit ist abhängig von der Versandart und beträgt innerhalb Deutschlands 3-5 Tage, in der EU 5 - 12 Tage. KEIN Versand an Packstationen. Körperschaften und juristische Personen werden auf Wunsch per offener Rechnung beliefert. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550
[Utting a. Ammersee, Germany] [Publication Year: 2007]
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ISBN10: 0801886341, ISBN13: 9780801886348, [publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD] Softcover Paperback. "Whenever the airship flew over a village, or whenever she flew over a lonely field on which some peasants were working, a tremendous shout of joy rose up in the air towards Count Zeppelin's miracle ship which, in the imagination of all who saw her, suggested some supernatural creature." As this paean to the Zeppelin from an early-20th-century issue of the German newspaper Thuringer Zeitung makes clear, the airship inspired a unique sense of awe. These phenomenal rigid, lighter-than-air craft-the invention of Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin (1838-1917)-approached the size of a small village. Although they moved slowly, there was no mistaking their exciting-or ominous-potential. Friends of the machine believed that it would revolutionize commerce, carry scientists to otherwise inaccessible places, and deliver bombs with great accuracy. Before the airplane proved its reliability and superior practicality-and before the fiery crash of the Hindenburg in 1937-Zeppelins made a deep impression on the minds of Europeans, especially in Germany. In Zeppelin!Guillaume de Syon offers a captivating history of this technological wonder, from development and production to its impact on German culture and society. De Syon chronicles the various ways in which the airships were used-transport, war, exploration, and propaganda-and details the attempts ...
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Johns Hopkins University Press 2007 Revised ed. Trade paperback New Six decades later, there is still a mystique surrounding these technological leviathans, one that Zeppelin! addresses with insight and wit. Num Pages: 312 pages, 38, 33 black & white halftones, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422. 2007. New Ed. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.

Johns Hopkins University Press 2007 Revised ed. paperback New Size: 5x0x8; New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Johns Hopkins University Press. paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Johns Hopkins University Press ISBN 0801886341 9780801886348 [US]