Empire of the clouds: when britain's aircraft ruled the world
Auteur :
Hamilton-Paterson, James
Éditeur :
Faber & Faber
ISBN :
9780571247950
Date de publication :
5 mai 2011
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
260 g
Format :
B-format paperback
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
How did Britain so lose the plot that today there is not a single aircraft manufacturer of any significance in the country? The author captures that season of glory in a book that fuses his own memories of being a schoolboy plane spotter with a ruefully realistic history of British decline. It is the story of machines and men who flew them.