The 'baby killers' : German air raids on Britain in the First World War / Thomas Fegan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fegan, Thomas, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

World War, 1914-1918.

Bombing, Aerial--Great Britain.

Bombing, Aerial.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Place of Publication:

South Yorkshire, England : Pen & Sword Military, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Just over a decade after the Wright Brothers' triumph of powered flight, the conduct of war was changed for ever. Until the Kaiser's Zeppelins raided British cities and towns, it had been unthinkable that civilian populations and property hundreds of miles from the battlefield could be at risk from sudden death and destruction.In the first section of The 'Baby Killers' Thomas Fegan charts the precise chronology of the air raids on Britain in this most thorough and fascinating work. From the start-point of the doom-laden prophecies of HG Wells and others, he describes the development of the Ger

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Half Title""; ""Title""; ""Dedication""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Chapter 1 The Threat from Above and Britain's Defences""; ""Chapter 2 The First Zeppelin Raids""; ""Chapter 3 The Zeppelins Falter""; ""Chapter 4 Popular Responses to the Air Raids""; ""Chapter 5 The Coming of the Gothas""; ""Chapter 6 Giants in the Sky""; ""Chapter 7 The Defeat of the Raiders""; ""Gazetteer Introduction""; ""London""; ""England (excluding London)""; ""Scotland""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Edition:

Reproduction of: Barnsley [Englang] : Leo Cooper, 2002 (192 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.)

ISBN:

9781781592038

1781592039

9781473818927

1473818923

9781783839605

1783839600

OCLC:

881367121