James Hamilton-Paterson

Broschiertes Buch

Empire of the Clouds

The Golden Era of Britain's Aircraft

Beschreibung

In 1945 Britain was the world's leading designer and builder of aircraft - a world-class achievement that was not mere rhetoric.

Autor

James Hamilton-Paterson is the author of the bestselling Empire of the Clouds, which was hailed as a classic account of the golden age of British aviation. He won a Whitbread Prize for his first novel, Gerontius, and among his many other celebrated books are Seven-Tenths, one of the finest books written in recent times about the oceans, the satirical trilogy that began with Cooking with Fernet Branca, and the autobiographical Playing With Water. Born and educated in England, he has lived in the Philippines and Italy and now makes his home in Austria.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Faber & Faber
• Main
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. April 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 195mm x 129mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 346g
• ISBN-13: 9780571341481
• ISBN-10: 0571341489
• Artikelnr.: 50468687