Kate Arggle, from English Heritage, said “there was no military advantage. It was all about instilling terror and really that’s what these aerial bombardments did”. (Paragraph 7, BBC News). People were not at all fazed by the massive-looking cigar in the night sky. There were no scenes of panic, everyone did what they could do, by cleaning up the streets, helping the injured, and counted the dead. The German’s goal was to get people in a panic, to break their moral principles and abandon their homes. However, they were nowhere near to breaking the British spirit. Families gathered outside to see the outstanding airship, they were overwhelmed with fascination that they didn’t want to leave. Subsequently, they couldn’t just stand there, London got prepared to do a counter attack. Although, it was hard, most of the time, the zeppelin got away without a scratch. Over the year, the Britain’s defense got better and then came the day that Britain drove the German’s away. On September 1916, German airships headed for Britain, with more than a dozen. Bombs fell and the Britain’s immediately came with heavy anti-craft fire. One by one the zeppelins crashed, falling like fiery angels to the barren land, but only one made it out. Still the Britain’s celebrated, because they found that by shooting explosive bullets, it could set the hydrogen on fire. Some people feared the airships, but now they were outclassed and dealt with
Kate Arggle, from English Heritage, said “there was no military advantage. It was all about instilling terror and really that’s what these aerial bombardments did”. (Paragraph 7, BBC News). People were not at all fazed by the massive-looking cigar in the night sky. There were no scenes of panic, everyone did what they could do, by cleaning up the streets, helping the injured, and counted the dead. The German’s goal was to get people in a panic, to break their moral principles and abandon their homes. However, they were nowhere near to breaking the British spirit. Families gathered outside to see the outstanding airship, they were overwhelmed with fascination that they didn’t want to leave. Subsequently, they couldn’t just stand there, London got prepared to do a counter attack. Although, it was hard, most of the time, the zeppelin got away without a scratch. Over the year, the Britain’s defense got better and then came the day that Britain drove the German’s away. On September 1916, German airships headed for Britain, with more than a dozen. Bombs fell and the Britain’s immediately came with heavy anti-craft fire. One by one the zeppelins crashed, falling like fiery angels to the barren land, but only one made it out. Still the Britain’s celebrated, because they found that by shooting explosive bullets, it could set the hydrogen on fire. Some people feared the airships, but now they were outclassed and dealt with