Zeppelin Over Suffolk tells the remarkable story of the destruction of a German airship over East Anglia in 1917. The drama is set against the backdrop of Germany's aerial bombing campaign on Britain in the First World War, using a terrifying new weapon, the Zeppelin. The course of the raid on that summer night is reconstructed in vivid detail, moment by moment - the Zeppelin's take off from northern Germany, its slow journey across the North Sea, the bombing run along the East Anglian coast, the pursuit by British fighters high over Suffolk, and the airship's final moments as it fell to earth in flames near the village of Theberton in the early morning of 17 June 1917. Mark Mower gives a gripping account of a pivotal episode in the pioneering days of the air war over England. AUTHOR: Mark Mower is a writer and management consultant. He also runs a company called East Anglian Murder Mysteries Limited which produces murder mystery plays. Among his books are Suffolk Tales of Mystery nMurder and Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Suffolk. As a qualified historian, Mark spent three years researching the history of the crashed airship and in 2006 assisted a team from the BBC Timewatch programme in their quest to uncover the story of the L48 and the first aerial blitz of Britain in the First World War. He lives near Beccles. SELLING POINTS: Compelling account of the destruction of a German airship over East Anglia. Moment-by-moment reconstruction of the raid and the pursuit. Vivid portraits of the German and British airmen involved. Insight into the pioneering days of aerial warfare. ILLUSTRATIONS 50 photos
