Lancaster : The Second World War's Greatest Bomber

Zusatztext 'There were a good number of high-quality books on military history published last year but none were better than LANCASTER by Leo McKinstry...this is a meticulously researched story ... a first-rate account of a unique British creation whose success and brave crews helped to keep Europe free' Informationen zum Autor Leo McKinstry has been a successful, high-profile writer for almost three decades, winning praise for his fluent style, his range of subjects and his diligent research. He is the author of twelve non-fiction books, including a trilogy on the RAF during the Second World War, several football and cricket biographies, two of which won the WHSmith Sports Book of the Year awards, and a study of the 19th century Liberal Prime Minister Lord Rosebery, which was named as the Channel Four Political Book of the Year in 2006. He is also a national newspaper journalist. Since 2005 he has been a twice-weekly columnist on the Daily Express , while he has been a feature writer on the Daily Mail for 27 years. His articles have also appeared in the Daily Telegraph , Independent , The Spectator , The Oldie , New Statesman and The Cricketer . Klappentext A comprehensive history of Britain's greatest bomber plane.A comprehensive history of Britain's greatest bomber plane. Zusammenfassung A comprehensive history of Britain's greatest bomber plane.

Product details

• Authors: Leo McKinstry, McKinstry Leo
• Publisher: John Murray
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.06.2010
• EAN: 9780719523632
• ISBN: 978-0-7195-2363-2
• No. of pages: 592
• Dimensions: 196 mm x 131 mm x 37 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book; HISTORY / Military / General, military history, Military vehicles, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Air forces and warfare, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, Aircraft and aviation, HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space, HISTORY / Military / Vehicles / Air