Zeppelin! Germany and the Airship, 1900-1939

Contents: Acknowledgments Introduction: Visions of the Sublime 1 Balloons into Dirigibles The Floating State From Enthusiasm to Obsession: The First Zeppelin Building a Zeppelin Culture Collapse and Recovery 2 The Machine above the Garden: Airship Culture in Imperial Germany Zeppelinism and Its Expressions How German Is It? Finding a Use for the Airship 3 Zeppelin Reality and Myth in the Great War Zeppelinitis Technology and War Planning Demonizing the Dirigible Fantasy and Fact of Zeppelin Operations 4 The Airship as a Business Tool in Weimar Culture Rescuing the Airship from Oblivion Nostalgia and Fund-raising Symbol in the Best and Worst of Times 5 Ideologies of Science and Adventure: The Artic Airship Polar Dreams Conflicting Projects Selling Science as Entertainment 6 Political Zeppelinism: Manipulating Airship Culture, 1933-1939 Nazifying the Airship Airship Travel Comes of Age Helium, Hydrogen, and Humble Endings Conclusion List of Abbreviations Notes Essay on Sources and Methods Index

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