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BRITISH EMPIRE AT WAR
Great Britain prior to the war had only a few lighter-than-air craft, but now possesses a large number, which are employed principally in sea services. Air-craft of the Zeppelin type was not developed, as British experts were of opinion that it had but little military value.
Zeppelins have been used by the enemy for sea-scouting and to invade the British Isles under cover of darkness and murder civilians indiscriminately, both in the country and in open towns, which latter are described as "fortresses." Between thirty and forty Zeppelin raids have taken place, the number of air-
