{"product_id":"shadow-before-the-flame-the-hindenburg-disaster-and-the-prelude-to-war-9780593832189","title":"Shadow Before the Flame: The Hindenburg Disaster and the Prelude to War","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe gripping, definitive history of the \u003ci\u003eHindenburg\u003c\/i\u003e disaster, the rise of the Nazis, and the road to World War II as never before told\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the evening of May 6, 1937, the majestic German zeppelin \u003ci\u003eHindenburg\u003c\/i\u003e arrived before cheering crowds in Lakehurst, New Jersey, when suddenly, a titanic inferno lit up the sky. Thirty-four seconds later, the greatest airship ever to take flight was gone, destroyed in a ferocious blaze and eternally seared into historical memory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcclaimed historian Catherine Grace Katz unites groundbreaking research with thrilling narrative that situates this famous disaster squarely on the collision course between the decade's two prevailing currents. The \u003ci\u003eHindenburg\u003c\/i\u003e began as a symbol of hope and progress, a gleaming technological marvel in the nascent age of aviation. But soon, the airship of dreams became a propaganda tool powering the rising Nazi regime. In this sweeping drama, Katz illustrates the story of the \u003ci\u003eHindenburg\u003c\/i\u003e through the captivating passengers and crew caught in the grip of fate: an adventurous heiress, a renowned vaudeville star, a Chicago industrialist with German Jewish roots, an esteemed zeppelin captain, and a young cabin boy on his first voyage to the United States. Meanwhile, on the ground, two intrepid journalists' reporting on the \u003ci\u003eHindenburg\u003c\/i\u003e fundamentally changed breaking news, paving the way for modern media. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this rigorously researched, ticking-clock account, \u003ci\u003eShadow Before the Flame\u003c\/i\u003e offers a portrait of an era when illusions of peace, fueled by the hubris of invention, hovered in suspended time as the clouds of an inevitable war loomed on the horizon. Above all, it is a story of humanity and of lives forever changed by a moment that served as a harbinger for the global conflagration yet to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Catherine Grace Katz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viking\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.19h x 6.21w x 1.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593832189\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/17\/2026 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatherine Grace Katz \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer and historian from Winnetka, IL and the author of the acclaimed history, \u003ci\u003eThe Daughters of Yalta: The Churchills, Roosevelts, and Harrimans: A Story of Love and War\u003c\/i\u003e. She received degrees in History from Harvard and Christ's College, University of Cambridge, and a JD from Harvard Law School. Alongside her work as an historian, Catherine is an associate at an international law firm in Washington, D.C.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Catherine Grace Katz \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48969016672413,"sku":"9780593832189","price":45.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_ecf0bc13-c308-4dd1-a93b-c36a26def0e3.jpg?v=1790753513","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/shadow-before-the-flame-the-hindenburg-disaster-and-the-prelude-to-war-9780593832189","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}