Airships in International Affairs 1890 - 1940

Airships in International Affairs 1890 - 1940
ISBN-10
1403920095
ISBN-13
9781403920096
Category
Political Science
Pages
275
Language
English
Published
2001-09-25
Publisher
Springer
Authors
J. Duggan, H. Meyer

Description

This book analyses the unique psychological appeal of the airship worldwide and shows how this appeal was exploited for ulterior political purposes. They were used by Count Zeppelin to advance German militarism, American Admiral Moffett to fight US Army aviation ambitions, British Lord Thomson to foster Socialism and strengthen Empire ties, Mussolini to promote Italian Fascism, Stalin to foster world Communism, and Hitler to promote Nazi ideology. As airships roamed worldwide, so they carried these political influences with them.

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