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Airships in International Affairs 1890 - 1940

by J. Duggan

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Airships as instruments of political symbolism

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Airships as instruments of political symbolism

Covering 1890 to 1940, J. Duggan examines airships not simply as aviation developments but as potent public symbols in international affairs. The book traces how their worldwide visibility and psychological appeal were enlisted in competing political projects, linking Zeppelin with German militarism, Moffett with US interservice aviation rivalry, and figures including Thomson, Mussolini, Stalin, and Hitler with the ideologies and imperial ambitions named in the source. Airship travel becomes a lens on propaganda, national prestige, and the effort to project political influence across borders during the early twentieth century.

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  • Readers interested in early aviation and airship history
  • Students of propaganda, political symbolism, and international affairs
  • Those exploring the links between technology, nationalism, and ideology

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Airship historyPolitical propagandaNational prestigeAviation and powerInternational affairs

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Book overview

This book analyses the unique psychological appeal of the airship worldwide and shows how this appeal was exploited for ulterior political purposes. They were used by Count Zeppelin to advance German militarism, American Admiral Moffett to fight US Army aviation ambitions, British Lord Thomson to foster Socialism and strengthen Empire ties, Mussolini to promote Italian Fascism, Stalin to foster world Communism, and Hitler to promote Nazi ideology. As airships roamed worldwide, so they carried these political influences with them.
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