-Ian- Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 (edited) Prompted by Takom's forthcoming 1:350 scale Zeppelin kits, can anyone recommend which books on the subject are a worthwhile read? I'm as much interested in the historical aspect as I am a modelling reference. Edited August 9, 2021 by -Ian- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tempestfan Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Not sure really if it's a worthwhile read - about a year ago, I stumbled across "LZ 1 - Das erste Luftschiff des Grafen Zeppelin", published by Zeppelin GmbH 1975, and as it was awfully cheap, I bought it. However there probably would be a number of problems, first of which it's in German, second would be finding one (though a quick google shows it's not that rare), and third it's a collection of contemporary facsimile documents only. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWFK10 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 This one's pretty good, translated from the original German edition: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zeppelin-Combat-History-Airship-Division/dp/088740510X There's also this one from Albatros Publications: https://www.windsockdatafilespecials.co.uk/zeppelins-at-war-1914-1915-973-p.asp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Ian- Posted August 10, 2021 Author Share Posted August 10, 2021 16 hours ago, AWFK10 said: This one's pretty good, translated from the original German edition: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zeppelin-Combat-History-Airship-Division/dp/088740510X There's also this one from Albatros Publications: https://www.windsockdatafilespecials.co.uk/zeppelins-at-war-1914-1915-973-p.asp Thanks, they both look interesting. 16 hours ago, tempestfan said: Not sure really if it's a worthwhile read - about a year ago, I stumbled across "LZ 1 - Das erste Luftschiff des Grafen Zeppelin", published by Zeppelin GmbH 1975, and as it was awfully cheap, I bought it. However there probably would be a number of problems, first of which it's in German, second would be finding one (though a quick google shows it's not that rare), and third it's a collection of contemporary facsimile documents only. I think I'll pass on that one, mainly on account of that fact I don't speak German, but thanks for responding anyway 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dervish Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Putnam’s Zeppelin: Rigid Airships 1893-1940 by Peter W Brooks published in 1992. It’s excellent. One on eBay for £38.00 plus postage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Ian- Posted August 11, 2021 Author Share Posted August 11, 2021 19 hours ago, Dervish said: Putnam’s Zeppelin: Rigid Airships 1893-1940 by Peter W Brooks published in 1992. It’s excellent. One on eBay for £38.00 plus postage. Thanks 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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