Empire of the clouds : when Britain's aircraft ruled the world
Hamilton-Paterson, James2010
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Place reservation for Empire of the clouds : when Britain's aircraft ruled the worldIn 1945 Britain was the world's leading designer and builder of aircraft - a world-class achievement that was not mere rhetoric. How did Britain so lose the plot that today there is not a single aircraft manufacturer of any significance in the country? And what was it like to be alive in that marvellous post-war moment.
Empire of the clouds : when Britain's aircraft ruled the world / James Hamilton-Paterson.
London : Faber, 2010.
xv, 288 p., [12] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
9780571247943 (hbk)
338.47629133349338.4762913334
English
276563
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