| Golden Age of the Great Passenger Airships : Graf Zeppelin and Hindenburg |  | Author: Harold G. Dick
Creator: Douglas H. Robinson
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 226
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Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 7.8 x 0.7
ISBN: 1560982195
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.13325
EAN: 9781560982197
ASIN: 1560982195
Publication Date: December 17, 1992
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Drawing on the extensive photographs, notes, diaries, reports, recorded data, and manuals he collected during his five years at the Zeppelin Company in Germany, from 1934 through 1938, Harold G. Dick tells the story of the two great passenger Zeppelins. Against the background of German secretiveness, especially during the Nazi period, Dick's accumulation of material and pictures is extraordinary. His original photographs and detailed observations on the handling and flying of the two big rigids constitute the essential data on this phase of aviation history.
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 Graf Zeppelin And Hindenburg March 26, 2009
J. Moore
Well written history and factual information on the great air ships. Photos and design plan are a plus.
A great book about a fascinating subject November 9, 2008
W. Fisher
Fair disclosure: I was given this book by my mother-in-law; Harold Dick was her uncle. Nonetheless, while I have an indirect family connection, I think I can be objective enough to say that this is a great book.
First, Harold is clearly a lover of and believer in airships, even many years after his work with the Zeppelin company when he wrote this book. That comes through on every page.
But on top of the wonderful feelings that he conveys, there is also a lot of technical detail. Pressure ceiling, ballast, wind, valving hydrogen, gasoline vs another fuel, etc. But told in an interesting way.
And a lot of nice pictures...some are the ONLY pictures in existence of certain events.
Altogether a really great book for enthusiasts of aviation history.
Best job in the world February 28, 2003
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
Harold Dick wrote an enticing account of his time with the great airships. He had complete access to the entire program. They even let him assume flight control resposibilities. The right man was in the right place at the right time.
An excellent book July 31, 2001
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
An excellent book that appropriately combines historical, technical, and personal detail.
Belongs in the Library of Every Zeppelin Enthusiast July 26, 2001
Frank Wortner
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
As Goodyear's liason to the Zeppelin Company, Harold G. Dick had unprecedented access to the ships, the information, and the people who defined this "golden age." He speaks with authtority because he was there. He can relate unique statistics on the performance of the Hindenberg in trans-Atlantic flight because he flew as a officer/observer. He speaks about the personalities of Dr. Hugo Eckner, the chairman of Zeppelin, and his son Knut, because he enjoyed the friendship of both. He also touches upon the rise of the Nazi Party, since he was a direct witness to propoganda flights (and some more harrowing events). (His photographs of the damage sustained by the Hindenberg as it attempted to lift off on such a flight are unique; Nazi officials confiscated all others, but he managed to hide his film.) His access was unique, and so therefore is this book.
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