Project Gutenberg 2016-03-25 Public domain in the USA. 302 Allen, Hugh 1882 1977 The Story of the Airship (Non-rigid) A Study of One of America's Lesser Known Defense Weapons Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan, Paul Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Story of the Airship (Non-rigid)" by Hugh Allen is a historical account written in the early 1940s. The book explores the role and development of non-rigid airships in the context of American defense, particularly during World War I and the period leading up to World War II. It likely appeals to readers interested in military history, aerospace technology, and the evolution of aviation. The opening of the work details the dedication to notable figures associated with airship development and introduces the foreword, which sets the stage for the narrative. It illustrates the strategic importance of non-rigid airships, often referred to as "blimps," in national defense, specifically their potential use in patrolling coastal waters against submarines during times of conflict. The text highlights historical instances, such as the German U-boat operations off the American coast during World War I, to underline the relevance of airships in safeguarding maritime routes, demonstrating how innovations in airship design and operation are explored throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Military airships -- United States TL Text World War II Browsing: Engineering & Construction Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Science - General Category: History - American Category: History - Warfare Category: Engineering & Technology 230576 2025-06-20T15:48:06.190884 text/html 201099 2024-10-23T00:13:37 text/html 3607592 2025-06-20T15:48:14.088023 application/epub+zip 3612419 2025-06-20T15:48:09.148912 application/epub+zip 154508 2025-06-20T15:48:07.593886 application/epub+zip 3682237 2025-06-20T15:48:17.355837 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3653668 2025-06-20T15:48:12.600883 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204420 2022-09-23T13:14:59.866010 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187541 2025-06-20T15:48:05.177889 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 167635 2024-10-23T00:13:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16611 2025-06-20T15:48:17.504849 application/rdf+xml 13099 2025-06-20T15:48:07.714899 image/jpeg 2100 2025-06-20T15:48:07.657861 image/jpeg 3340782 2025-06-20T15:48:06.374893 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog