When Giants Ruled the Sky: The Brief Reign and Tragic Demise of the American Rigid Airship

by John Geoghegan

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Nearly everything people know about airships is wrong. Few realize that prior to the Hindenburg disaster airships transported passengers without a single casualty for more than 20 years, a record unmatched by any other form of transportation. When Giants Ruled the Sky tells the true but little-known story of the USS Macon (ZRS-5), the world's largest, most expensive and most technologically advanced airship of her day, and the four men responsible...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0750987839

ISBN13:9780750987837

Release Date:June 2022

Publisher:History Press

Length:464 Pages

Weight:1.85 lbs.

Dimensions:1.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"

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Business Business & Investing Economics History Transportation

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