In Search of the Zeppelin War - Softcover

Faulkner, Neil; Durrani, Nadia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0752441825 ISBN 13: 9780752441825

Publisher: The History Press, 2008

Synopsis

This book comprises a full introduction to the history and archaeology of the first strategic bombing campaign in history—the Zeppelin raids over Britain in 1915–1918—based on pioneering new excavations and archive research. This is the story of the initial Blitz and the first Battle of Britain, featuring a full report on the first ever excavation of a Zeppelin crash site and also covering airfields, gun sites, searchlights, and radio listening posts. This illustrated book features contemporary accounts alongside the accounts and photographs from the excavations, including Hunstanton, Monkhams, Chingford and North Weald Basset, the Lea Valley, Potters Bar, and Theberton. Written in a collaboration between academic archaeologists and aviation enthusiasts/metal detectorists, this fascinating project is the subject of a BBC2 Timewatch documentary.

About this title

About the Author:

Neil Faulkner has written extensively on archaeology, including The Sedgeford Hoard, and The Decline and Fall of Roman Britain, among others, and lectures on archaeology, ancient history and classical civilisation. He is the editor of the magazine Current Archaeology, and among other activities, is involved in excavating an Anglo-Saxon village and cemetery as well as First World War remains related to the 1915-18 air war over Britain. He has appeared on Time Team, Timewatch and Channel 5's Revealed series.

About this edition

• Publisher: The History Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0752441825
• ISBN 13: 9780752441825
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 168