Empire of the Clouds - When Britain's Aircraft Ruled the World

Informationen zum Autor James Hamilton-Paterson is the author of the bestselling Empire of the Clouds , which was hailed as a classic account of the golden age of British aviation. He won a Whitbread Prize for his first novel, Gerontius , and among his many other celebrated books are Seven-Tenth s, one of the finest books written in recent times about the oceans, the satirical trilogy that began with Cooking with Fernet Branca , and the autobiographical Playing With Water . Born and educated in England, he has lived in the Philippines and Italy and now makes his home in Austria. Klappentext How did Britain so lose the plot that today there is not a single aircraft manufacturer of any significance in the country? What became of the great industry of de Havilland or Handley Page? This book tells the story of machines and the men who flew them: heroes such as Bill Waterton! Neville Duke! John Derry and more. Empire of the Clouds by James Hamilton-Paterson is a brilliant, nostalgic and provocative look at the golden age of British aircraft, from the post-war jet age to the recent sad decline, now in a glorious illustrated edition. Zusammenfassung How did Britain so lose the plot that today there is not a single aircraft manufacturer of any significance in the country? What became of the great industry of de Havilland or Handley Page? This book tells the story of machines and the men who flew them: heroes such as Bill Waterton! Neville Duke! John Derry and more.

Product details

• Authors: James Hamilton-Paterson
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.10.2011
• EAN: 9780571278893
• ISBN: 978-0-571-27889-3
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 237 mm x 286 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Aircraft, space travel; TRANSPORTATION / Aviation / General, European History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Social History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Manufacturing, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Manufacturing industries, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Aviation Manufacturing Industry, Aircraft and aviation, Aircraft: general interest, Industrialisation and industrial history