The Hindenburg
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
On the evening of May 6, 1937, the largest aircraft ever built burst into flames above a New Jersey airfield, killing 36 people and bringing the golden age of airship travel to a sudden, catastrophic end — and The Hindenburg by Michael Macdonald Mooney reconstructs every haunting moment of that disaster with meticulous, novelistic precision. Drawing on survivor testimonies, official investigations, and a wealth of photographic documentation, Mooney chronicles the final, fateful transatlantic voyage of the LZ 129 Hindenburg, painting a vivid portrait of the passengers, crew, and the extraordinary engineering marvel that carried them — and of the political tensions of Nazi Germany that shadowed the entire enterprise. Mooney's approach transcends conventional disaster narrative, presenting the Hindenburg not merely as a vessel but as a symbol of an era's ambitions, anxieties, and ultimate hubris. His prose is authoritative yet deeply human, illuminating the broader cultural and geopolitical forces — from the rise of the Third Reich to the fierce transatlantic rivalries of the 1930s — that converged on that catastrophic night. Richly illustrated with photographs, this is a definitive account that leaves one wondering whether the disaster was truly an accident, or something far more deliberate.
Author: Michael Macdonald Mooney
Format: Hardback
Published: 1973, Hart-Davis, MacGibbon London
Genre: History
Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
On the evening of May 6, 1937, the largest aircraft ever built burst into flames above a New Jersey airfield, killing 36 people and bringing the golden age of airship travel to a sudden, catastrophic end — and The Hindenburg by Michael Macdonald Mooney reconstructs every haunting moment of that disaster with meticulous, novelistic precision. Drawing on survivor testimonies, official investigations, and a wealth of photographic documentation, Mooney chronicles the final, fateful transatlantic voyage of the LZ 129 Hindenburg, painting a vivid portrait of the passengers, crew, and the extraordinary engineering marvel that carried them — and of the political tensions of Nazi Germany that shadowed the entire enterprise. Mooney's approach transcends conventional disaster narrative, presenting the Hindenburg not merely as a vessel but as a symbol of an era's ambitions, anxieties, and ultimate hubris. His prose is authoritative yet deeply human, illuminating the broader cultural and geopolitical forces — from the rise of the Third Reich to the fierce transatlantic rivalries of the 1930s — that converged on that catastrophic night. Richly illustrated with photographs, this is a definitive account that leaves one wondering whether the disaster was truly an accident, or something far more deliberate.