Empire of the clouds : when Britain's aircraft ruled the world
Hamilton-Paterson, James2011
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In 1945 Britain was the world's leading designer and builder of jet 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?
Main title:
Empire of the clouds : when Britain's aircraft ruled the world / James Hamilton-Paterson.
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Imprint:
London : Faber, 2011.
Collation:
xx, 376 p., [12] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2010.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780571247950 (pbk)
Dewey class:
338.476291
Language:
English
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BRN:
2157346