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Empire Of The Clouds: When Britain's Aircraft Ruled The WorldStock informationGeneral Fields
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DescriptionJust 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. Promotion infoA brilliant, nostalgic and provocative look at the golden age of British aircraft, from the post-war jet age to the recent sad decline. Author descriptionJames 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. |