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Zeppelin Hindenburg: An Illustrated History of LZ-129 Hardcover – May 1, 2017

by Dan Grossman (Author), Cheryl Ganz (Author), Patrick Russell (Author)
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LZ129 Hindenburg was intended as the first of many German airships built for passenger, freight, and mail service between Europe and North and South America. Although most famous for her fiery crash on May 6, 1937, Hindenburg had completed 62 successful flights before the ship’s hydrogen lifting gas ignited while landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Here three world-renowned Hindenburg experts have collaborated to create the definitive photographic history of the zeppelin. Gripping historical research is combined with a vivid selection of rare ephemera, rare photographs, and a fold-out section showcasing the ship's plans.
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  1. Print length
    176 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    The History Press
  4. Publication date
    May 1, 2017
  5. Dimensions
    9.75 x 0.9 x 9.75 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    9780750969956
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0750969956
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“There cannot be much relevant information that is not included in this handsome volume.” —Washington Post

About the Author

Dan Grossman has been writing about rigid airships and zeppelins for over 20 years, and he runs the world’s leading airship-related website. He lives in Atlanta. Cheryl Ganz is former Chief Curator of the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum and a leading Hindenburg collector. She lives in Winfield, Ilinois. Patrick Russell served as an historical consultant on numerous Zeppelin-related television documentaries. He lives in Chicago.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0750969954
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ The History Press; Ill edition (May 1, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780750969956
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0750969956
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.7 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.75 x 0.9 x 9.75 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 105 ratings

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    Cheryl R. Ganz is Curator of Philately Emerita at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum. She has curated exhibits, written for the museum website (postalmuseum.si.edu), and co-authored Delivering Hope: FDR & Stamps of the Great Depression (2009) and Fire & Ice: Hindenburg and Titanic (2012). Her area of expertise is mail flown by zeppelins. Ganz earned her Ph.D. at the University of Illinois at Chicago in United States History and identifies as a social cultural historian. She authored The 1933 Chicago World's Fair: A Century of Progress (hardcover 2008, softbound 2012), co-edited and contributed to Pots of Promise: Mexicans and Pottery at Hull-House, 1920-40 (2004), authored Favorite Finds (2013) and Pacific Exchange: China & U.S. Mail (2014). Her latest books are Every Stamp Tells a Story: The National Philatelic Collection (Dec 2014), (with Dan Grossman and Patrick Russell) Zeppelin Hindenburg: An Illustrated History of LZ-129 (2017), and U.S. Zeppelin and Airship Mail Flights (2021). She received the Smithsonian Institution 2011 Secretary's Research Prize for The 1933 Chicago World's Fair.

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    Patrick Russell is a professional writer/editor, and has been a student of airship history for over three decades. In addition to serving as a historical consultant for numerous Zeppelin-related documentary productions, as well as for the Smithsonian National Postal Museum's "Fire and Ice" exhibit (2012), Patrick is also the creator of http://facesofthehindenburg.blogspot.com/, a blog containing photos and biographies of each of the 97 passengers and crew from the Hindenburg's final voyage. Most recently, Patrick co-authored (with Dan Grossman and Cheryl Ganz) Zeppelin Hindenburg: An Illustrated History of LZ 129 (2017) for The History Press. He lives in Chicago.

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Leelan Lampkins
5.0 out of 5 stars Packed with photographs!
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2024
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There are photos on every page! Some have more than one. And there are even some in color! Probably colorized but I don't know for sure. This looks to be THE book for anyone interested in the HINDENBURG.
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CW Hawes
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a must have!
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2017
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This is one amazing book. The illustrations alone are worth the price. The narrative is packed with information on all aspects of the LZ-129 'Hindenburg'. What's more, the text is not dry as dust. Plenty of human interest in this book.

Of special interest is the section on why the fire happened. The authors debunk the "rocket fuel" cover myth, and the myth that it wasn't the hydrogen. Sadly, I must agree with the authors: the accident happened due to careless risk-taking on the part of 3 of the most experienced airship commanders in history.

I own 4 other books on this marvelous airship, but this one takes the cake. If you love airships, and are fascinated with the 'Hindenburg', then you need this book in your library. It's the best one out there.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth it!
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2021
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This book is probably the best currently available on Amazon about the Hindenburg. It has the most historical photos that really illustrate what it was like to travel via Zeppelin during those days. Look forward to a ton of photos from all areas inside the ship as well as many photographs on what life was like aboard for the passengers and for the crew. Also lots of photos of artifacts too.
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Daryl Carpenter
4.0 out of 5 stars Superb, but has some editing and production problems
Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2020
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Although I've dabbled in studying zeppelins and other lighter than air craft over the years, it's only recently that I've become seriously interested in them. Of course, the "Hindenburg" is the most famous of them, and since I was kicking myself for not buying the hardcover while it was in print, thought I'd give the paperback a chance.

This book is unique in that it doesn't simply treat the "Hindenburg" as a symbol of Nazi hubris, as or as a gigantic thing that blew up. Rather, we get a fairly complete history of the airship from beginning to end, from the origins of its design, through construction, early test flights, passenger service, and untimely demise. There are plenty of asides along the way, with descriptions of wind tunnel model testing, crew life aboard, how the airship served as a flying post office, photographing the disaster, and so on. Anyone who's read any of History Press's ocean liner books will be in familiar territory. It's also unique in being entirely about the "Hindenburg," avoiding the need to rehash the history of rigid airships in the beginning and treating it as a passenger vessel that had a successful career before meeting its end. A number of appendixes are also included, including a complete flight log, passenger and crew lists for the last flight, technical characteristics, and the 1937 application for US landing rights.

Of course, this is an "Illustrated History," so the text is somewhat light. Thankfully, the illustrations (I counted about 280 of them) largely make up for this, presenting an extremely thorough visual overview of the "Hindenburg" not just as a technical marvel, but as a passenger carrier, a flying ship, an advertising icon, and a symbol of Nazi propaganda. Along with candid photographs of crew and passengers aboard, we get awe-inspiring images of the airship being built, color postcards and period advertisement, pictures of rarely photographed crew areas (including the interior of an engine gondola, the crew's mess, and the auxiliary control stand), and a fold-out plan and cross-section. We even get a series of photographs taken by Peter Balin through the promenade window minutes before disaster struck, a chart of the landing approach, and images of stationery, luggage tags, and the cuff links worn by Chief steward Heinrich Kubis. The authors have avoided including too many well-known photographs, and even a few shots of the disaster were new to me.

There are a few minor issues, unfortunately, which keep me from giving it a full five stars. The glued binding of the paperback edition doesn't exactly fill me with confidence, and after only two weeks, the book is already creaking and making scary sounds when I open it. There are a couple of spots where photographs are plopped down over the corner of another, an editorial decision which I've never liked. Finally, the plans by David Fowler are rather small and lack call-outs, though thankfully, 1:200 scale versions of them can be downloaded on his website.

Although it has a couple of production issues, this book has inspired me to hunt down other books on the subject, and I highly recommend it to anyone seriously interested in rigid airships. Next up: Harold G Dick's "The Golden Age of the Great Passenger Airships: Graf Zeppelin and Hindenburg."
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Scofan
5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2024
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Book is a treasure of information and images. Love it.
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geoffrey
5.0 out of 5 stars very informative!
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2022
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for anyone who has wondered what it was like to travel on this craft, this is the definitive description. illustrated with floor plans, descriptions of the ships themselves and the circumstances of the end of this mode of travel. very good book.
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A.Ross
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book!!!
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2021
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Excellent book, highly recommended for those of us who appreciate this subject. The pictures, story and detailed references are the best from all the books I have from the Hindenburg. Congratulations to the authors!
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Charlie G
5.0 out of 5 stars Long lost air travel luxury
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2020
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This book is amazing! Great facts of the adoption history, pictures & blueprints. These airships were the very fastest way to cross the Atlantic going towards new York or South America with luxury style travel. the book arrived quickly, safely, & well package.
Thank you very much.
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Massimiliano Pinucci
5.0 out of 5 stars You can't miss this book, if you like airships and history
Reviewed in Italy on September 19, 2020
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I have followed the gestation of this beautiful book, I know the care, competence, expertise, passion and seriousness of the authors and collaborators. Today that the book stands out in my library, together with the classics of aviation history and beyond, I can say that I have added the missing piece to the history of the Hindenburg, of the dirigibles and of the forgotten aviation. The definitive, unmissable book about the Hindenburg
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Brinkmeyer
5.0 out of 5 stars Viele Bilder und leicht verständlicher Text.
Reviewed in Germany on May 6, 2020
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Das beste Buch,welches ich bis jetzt über die Hindenburg gelesen habe.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Must Have for Hindenburg Fan
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 15, 2017
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Extremely detailed
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aero
5.0 out of 5 stars 大量の写真と詳細な図面
Reviewed in Japan on November 24, 2018
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著者とメールでやりとりしながら内容を教えてもらってから購入しました。
未発表をふくむ大量の写真、
david Fowler氏の手による詳細な図面、
3D表現のエンジンカーの図など
これまで出版されたたくさんのヒンデンブルク関連本を持っていますが
これ1冊で十分な内容です。
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aero
5.0 out of 5 stars 大量の写真と詳細な図面
Reviewed in Japan on November 24, 2018
著者とメールでやりとりしながら内容を教えてもらってから購入しました。
未発表をふくむ大量の写真、
david Fowler氏の手による詳細な図面、
3D表現のエンジンカーの図など
これまで出版されたたくさんのヒンデンブルク関連本を持っていますが
これ1冊で十分な内容です。
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Pagani Gianluca
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastico libro di storia della tecnologia!
Reviewed in Italy on March 13, 2020
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Il libro è molto ben fatto e ricco di dettagli tecnici davvero interessanti e degni di merito. Un plauso anche ad Amazon e ai suoi corrieri che sono stati in grado di rispettare i tempi di consegna seppure in un momento molto particolare come lo stop all'Italia a causa del Coronavirus.
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