Good Essay On Hindenburg Disaster Articles

Dessler, A. J., D. E. Overs, and W. H. Appleby. “The Hindenburg Fire: Hydrogen or Incendiary Paint?” Buoyant Flight 52.2-3 (2005): 1-11. Electronic.
This article points out problems with Addison Bain’s theory about the Hindenburg fire, which claims that the paint on the ship’s outer material was the point of ignition and the primary mover of the fire and is referred to in the article as the “incendiary-paint theory.” This theory holds that early in the fire, the fire did not look as though it was a hydrogen fire. The article’s authors determine that both the hydrogen and outer cover could have been burning and support this by discussing hydrogen and cloth fire characteristics and arguing that individuals who have examined films of the fire agree that the airship burned from the inside out. The chemical makeup of the paint on the airship is also discussed and the authors conclude that the incendiary paint theory is flawed but do not offer a more correct alternative theory.
Menge, Anna. “The Iron Hindenburg : A Popular Icon of Weimar Germany.” German History 26.3 (2008): 357-382. Electronic.
Article 2 discusses the myth-like stature of Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg in Germany from the 1910s to the 1930s. This political figure enjoyed enormous, broad-ranging popularity and the author argues that Hindenburg played an active role in attempting to shape the way he was portrayed, or his “myth.” Additionally, the rising mass media together with the Hindenburg myth” led to a greater blurring of the boundaries between political propaganda and cultural entertainment.