{"product_id":"2026100009575-secondhand-the-hindenburg","title":"The Hindenburg","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st uk ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 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.\n\nMooney'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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203230146779,"sku":"2026100009575-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/fb96ef70-9dd7-4ce9-875d-f16ebabe6141.png?v=1788146281","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009575-secondhand-the-hindenburg","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}