The Defeat of the Zeppelins: Zeppelin Raids and Anti-Airship

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The Defeat of the Zeppelins: Zeppelin Raids and Anti-Airship Operations 1916-18 [Hardcover] [Jun 05, 2018] Powis and Mick\n\nProduct Overview\nMick Powis describes the novel threat posed to the British war effort by the\nraids of German airships, or Zeppelins, and the struggle to develop effective\ndefences against them. Despite their size and relatively slow speed, the\nZeppelins were hard to locate and destroy at first. They could fly higher than\nexisting fighters and the early raids benefited from a lack of coordination\nbetween British services. The development of radio, better aircraft,\nincendiary ammunition, and, above all, a more coordinated defensive policy,\ngradually allowed the British to inflict heavy losses on the Zeppelins. The\ninnovative use of seaplanes and planes launched from aircraft carriers allowed\nthe Zeppelins to be intercepted before they reached Britain and to strike back\nwith raids on the Zeppelin sheds. July 1918 saw the RAF and Royal Navy\ncooperate t-