Название: The Zeppelin Base Raids - Germany 1914
Автор: Ian Castle
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Серия: Osprey Raid 18
ISBN: 184908243X
Год издания: 2011
Язык: English
Cтраниц: 84
Формат: PDF
Размер: 9,6 MB
In the summer of 1914, as Europe teetered on the brink of war, the spectre of immediate Zeppelin raids on London and other major British towns and cities loomed large. When Winston Churchill accepted responsibility for the defence of London, he realised that Zeppelins were most vulnerable when on the ground. Despite limited resources, he believed that attack was the best form of defence. In the final four months of 1914, the RNAS launched four separate air attacks on Zeppelin bases in Germany: Dusseldorf/Cologne twice, Friedrichshafen and Cuxhaven. Author Ian Castle presents the full story of Britain's first strategic bombing campaign and the results it achieved.
