‘… the little island in the silver seas was at the end of its immunity…’ H. G. Wells, The War in the Air (Middlesex, 1973), p. 140.
How did London civilians respond to the German airship raids of 1915?
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Acknowledgements
My utmost thanks go to the staff at the British Library Newspapers, Colindale, who have spent endless time collecting many newspapers for me and helping with any queries relating to them. This thanks must also be extended to include the staff at The National Archives, Kew, the Department of Documents at the Imperial War Museum, Lambeth, and the British Library, Pancras, who have also helped by providing me with numerous works which have been essential to this dissertation. Additional thanks should also be given to my tutor, Anthony Gorst, who has spent much time answering endless emails and queries, reading drafts, and assisting with the final presentation of this dissertation.
Finally, I would also like to give acknowledgement to the people who recorded in letters, diaries, and later reminiscences, the experiences they endured during the airship raids on London. Whilst newspapers have contributed significantly to the majority of this dissertation, these personal records have allowed it to be written to a much greater depth. Although some of the above have been more vital than others, they have all left an equally fascinating legacy from which it has been a great pleasure to draw.
My utmost thanks go to the staff at the British Library Newspapers, Colindale, who have spent endless time collecting many newspapers for me and helping with any queries relating to them. This thanks must also be extended to include the staff at The National Archives, Kew, the Department of Documents at the Imperial War Museum, Lambeth, and the British Library, Pancras, who have also helped by providing me with numerous works which have been essential to this dissertation. Additional thanks should also be given to my tutor, Anthony Gorst, who has spent much time answering endless emails and queries, reading drafts, and assisting with the final presentation of this dissertation.
Finally, I would also like to give acknowledgement to the people who recorded in letters, diaries, and later reminiscences, the experiences they endured during the airship raids on London. Whilst newspapers have contributed significantly to the majority of this dissertation, these personal records have allowed it to be written to a much greater depth. Although some of the above have been more vital than others, they have all left an equally fascinating legacy from which it has been a great pleasure to draw.
Forward gondola of a Zeppelin, placed under the keel at the end of the great dirigible. The crew and engines are accommodated in two of these long, gondola-shaped cars.
J. A. Hammerton (ed.) The War Illustrated: A Pictorial Record of the Conflict of Nations, Volume 4, (London, 1916) p. 45.
