Empire of the Clouds

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?

Year

2011

Language

English

Publisher

Faber and Faber

Editions

4

Pages

376

ISBN

9780571247950

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