Empire of the clouds
Subtitle: when Britain's aircraft ruled the world
By: James Hamilton-Paterson
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780571247950
Subjects: Aircraft industry; History; Jet planes; Design and construction; Military Jet planes; Transport
Description: 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?
Notes: Originally published: 2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.