Wings Over Water - The Story of the World’s Greatest Air Race and the Birth of the Spitfire

The thrilling story of the Schneider Trophy, a series of glamorous air races that captivated both sides of the Atlantic and became a driver and celebration of speed and engineering prowess.

Info autore

Jonathan Glancey is well known as the former architecture and design correspondent of the Guardian and Independent newspapers. A frequent broadcaster, his books include The Journey Matters, Concorde, Harrier, Giants of Steam, Spitfire: The Biography, Nagaland: A Journey to India's Forgotten Frontier, Tornado: 21st Century Steam, The Story of Architecture and London: Bread and Circuses.

Riassunto

The thrilling story of the Schneider Trophy, a series of glamorous air races that captivated both sides of the Atlantic and became a driver and celebration of speed and engineering prowess.

Prefazione

The thrilling story of the Schneider Trophy, a series of glamorous air races that captivated both sides of the Atlantic and became a driver and celebration of speed and engineering prowess.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jonathan Glancey
• Editore: Atlantic Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2020
• EAN: 9781786494191
• ISBN: 978-1-78649-419-1
• Pagine: 352
• Dimensioni: 165 mm x 241 mm x 32 mm
• Peso: 725 g
• Illustrazioni: 1x8pp b/w plates 1x8pp colour plates
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Tecnica > Tecnica aerospaziale; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Politica e sua amministrazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Europe, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / Air Sports, military history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, General and world history, Air sports and recreations