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Softcover, large format. Zustand: very good condition, new book. Translated by Alastair Reid Originally published under the title: "Lettow-Vorbeck entgegen" From an airship historian's view the full text of this 1925 book is at first glance slightly disappointing. Goebel appears to have been one of the ground-based maintenance team and Förster's contributions often read like a travelogue written by someone very proud of their extensive Classical education. Nonetheless, accepting this perspective, the text still provides us with a rare record of the remarkable African flight of the L 59 in November 1917. Goebel's text also contains a description of the airship station at Jambol, Bulgaria; gives a detailed account of German aviation weather facilities in WW1; explains wireless navigation methods; and provides a description of the Schütte-Lanz airship SL X. Brief accounts are given of the operational flights and ultimate fate of the SL X, the LZ 101, and the L 59. General von Lettow-Vorbeck adds his perspective on the African Flight and describes the battle for Ngomano which resolved his supply problem on the very day that the L 59 had planned to arrive. 200 p. photos and maps.…