Sky ships: a history of the airship in the United States Navy

Subtitled: A History of the Airship In the United States Navy. Now available in paperback! Althoff has detailed the complete saga of the USN's nearly fifty-year involvement with airships, including the 24-year period after the Hindenburg tragedy. Profiles the Navy's use of blimps to help protect Allied shipping, and postwar efforts to integrate airships into the Navy fleet. Sftbd., 8 3/4"x 11 1/4", 304 pgs., 215 bandw ill.