Empire of the Clouds : When Britain's Aircraft Ruled the World
Author(s): James Hamilton-Paterson
In 1945, Britain was the world's leading designer and builder of aircraft. This book tells the story of great and charismatic machines and the men who flew them: heroes such as Bill Waterton, Neville Duke, John Derry and Bill Beaumont who took inconceivable risks, so that we could fly without a second thought.
Product Information
A brilliant, nostalgic and provocative look at the golden age of British aircraft, from the post-war jet age to the recent sad decline.
James Hamilton-Paterson is the author of Gerontius, winner of a Whitbread Prize; Seven-Tenths: The Sea and its Thresholds; Playing With Water; and most recently, of the wild comic trilogy Cooking With Fernet Branca, Amazing Disgrace and Rancid Pansies. He is also an unabashed fan of great aircraft.
General Fields
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- : Faber & Faber
- : Faber & Faber
- : 0.565
- : 01 October 2010
- : 242mm X 161mm X 27mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : James Hamilton-Paterson
- : Hardback
- : Main
- : 629.133340941
- : 304
- : illustrations