In search of the Zeppelin war / Neil Faulkner and Nadia Durrani.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Faulkner, Neil.

Contributor:

Durrani, Nadia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations, German.

World War, 1914-1918.

World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Great Britain.

Airships--Accidents--England--Suffolk.

Airships.

Excavations (Archaeology)--England--Suffolk.

Excavations (Archaeology).

World War, 1914-1918--Antiquities.

Antiquities.

Airships--Accidents.

Suffolk (England)--Antiquities.

Suffolk (England).

England--Suffolk.

Physical Description:

155 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Stroud : Tempus, 2008.

Summary:

By 2.30 a.m. on 17 June 1917, the German Zeppelin L48, flying north along the coast beyond Harwich, was in trouble. The mission had been doomed from the start, and Zeppelin L48 was finally shot down and crashed in a field at Theberton Hall Farm. After weeks of official salvage, the souvenir-hunters moved in to pick over the site for any micro-debris that had been missed. By late summer, Theberton's 'Zeppelin Field' was reduced to a vivid memory and a set of grainy photos. Of L48 itself - some 200 metres of girders, wires, and fabric - nothing whatsoever remained. Or so it seemed.

The Zeppelin War over Britain in 1915-18 is sometimes overlooked as the first Battle of Britain. This book comprises a full introduction to the history and archaeology of the first strategic bombing campaign in history, based on pioneering new excavations and archive research. This is the story of the First Blitz, featuring a full account a Zeppelin crash site excavation and also covering airfields, gun sites, searchlights, and radio listening posts. The book features contemporary accounts and archive photographs, alongside reports and photographs from the excavations. Written in a collaboration between academic archaeologists and aviation enthusiasts plus metal detectorists, this fascinating project was also the subject of a BBC2 Timewatch documentary.

Contents:

1 The Destruction of Zeppelin L48 11

2 In Search of the Zeppelin War 29

3 Weapons of Mass Destruction 47

4 'Take Air-Raid Action': the Early Warning System 73

5 London's Ring of Iron 85

6 Lights and Guns 93

7 Airfields and Fighters 113

8 The Crash Site 125

Appendix 1 Summary of First Blitz Project Fieldwork 149

Appendix 2 First Blitz Project Personnel and Acknowledgements 153.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page [157]).

ISBN:

9780752441825

0752441825

OCLC:

77257120