The stories of the men who pioneered a mode of air transport that today is virtually forgotten features first-hand accounts by airshipmen from England, Germany, Italy, and the United States During the period 1890 to 1910, airshipmen greatly outnumbered airplane pioneers, but aircraft innovations, two World Wars, and airship disasters brought the time of the airship to an end. The exploits of these intrepid men are placed on record in this account beginning in 1890s Paris, moving on to examine the blimps and zeppelins of World War I, interwar developments, America"s use of massive airships to carry aircraft and smaller airships for anti-submarine patrols in the Atlantic and Pacific during World War II, civilian operators, and the fatal disasters of the Hindenberg, R101, and Shenandoah. This fascinating and fully illustrated study will inspire and appeal to all with an interest in aviation history.