The Zeppelin Story
John Roberts
- Regions:
- Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire, Somerset, Oxfordshire, West Midlands, Derbyshire, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan, Cardiff, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Monmouthshire, Newport, Merthyr Tydfil
- Notice Period:
- Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Hobby
- Fee:
- Paid: £50 with consideration for travel
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 22nd March 2025
- Tagged:
- Aviation | Technology | WW1 | Germany
The neglected story of an epic phenomenon, the worldwide miracle of its time. Count von Zeppelin’s dream began in the era of Bismarck; his persistence and achievement were continued by his successor Hugo Eckener as chief pilot and head of the company. Technical invention, courage in the race for the skies - the world’s first airline, first transatlantic and round-the-world flights, Zeppelin Mania - role in WW1 – tensions with and exploitation by the Nazis. How the airship dream ended in flames.
Views: 645 | Enquiries: 0About John Roberts
W H Davies was my first subject, born out of COVID boredom. Now researching and writing them is a winter hobby. I have lived and worked in Newport, where Davies was born and now live near Nailsworth, where he died.
Most of my talks are about wanderers, adventurers, restless individuals, I suppose. Certainly they were men who rose to a challenge - in the case of Zeppelin, literally.
I have taught in every sector of education apart from special schools, and done quite a bit of other stuff, too.
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