'The Germans are here!' London's first Zeppelin raid

Ten months into the First World War and the feared onslaught on
London by Germany's fleet of airships - Zeppelins - had failed to
materialise. There was sympathy for those killed or injured in
air raids elsewhere, but these were far away and had little
impact on Londoners. Then, shortly after 11pm on a Monday night
in May 1915, all that changed…Using documents held at The
National Archives, interspersed with personal stories of those
who experienced that night, Ian Castle explores those terrifying
20 minutes when, for the very first time, London civilians found
themselves on the front line.


Ian Castle is author of two books detailing Germany's air
campaign against the capital in the First World War - London
1914-17: The Zeppelin Menace and London 1917-18: The Bomber
Blitz. He also runs a website covering all of the First World War
air raids.