Empire of the Clouds: When Britain's Aircraft Ruled the World by James Hamilton-Paterson (Paperback, 2011)
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Identificador de producto: EPID99910243
Descripción: Just what was it like to be alive in that marvellous post-war moment when innovative new British aircraft made their debut, and pilots were the rock stars of the age? In this book, the author fuses his own memories of being a schoolboy p...
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| Description | |
| Just what was it like to be alive in that marvellous post-war moment when innovative new British aircraft made their debut, and pilots were the rock stars of the age? In this book, the author fuses his own memories of being a schoolboy plane spotter with a ruefully realistic history of British decline - its loss of self confidence and power. | |
| Key Features | |
| Author(s) | James Hamilton-Paterson |
| Publisher | Faber and Faber |
| Date of Publication | 05/05/2011 |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Paperback |
| ISBN-10 | 0571247954 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780571247950 |
| Genre | Aircraft & Spacecraft: General Interest |
| Publication Data | |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Country of Publication | United Kingdom |
| Imprint | Faber and Faber |
| Content Note | Illustrations, ports |
| Dimensions | |
| Weight | 260 g |
| Width | 126 mm |
| Height | 196 mm |
| Spine | 20 mm |
| Pagination | 400 |
| Editorial Details | |
| Format Details | B-format paperback |
| Description | |
| Author Biography | James Hamilton-Paterson is the author of Gerontius, winner of a Whitbread Prize; Seven-Tenths: The Sea and its Thresholds; Playing With Water; and most recently, of the wild comic trilogy Cooking With Fernet Branca, Amazing Disgrace and Rancid Pansies. He is also an unabashed fan of great aircraft. |