‘Baby killers’ in the Balkans: airship raids on Salonika and their impact

<p>Well into 1916, German airships – ‘baby killers’ as they were termed in the British press – were active on most fronts and roundly feared and hated by those whom they were trying to target. Apparently invincible, airships seemed able to arrive unannounced and drop bombs at will. They also k...