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His Majesty's Airship
The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine
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His Majesty's Airship
The forgotten story of Britain’s own Hindenburg disaster.
The forgotten story of Britain’s own Hindenburg disaster.
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The rise and fall of the world’s largest airship.
The R101 was the ship of empire, meant to dazzle the world with her technological advancement and immense size. Faster than a plane, more luxurious than an ocean liner, the R101 would connect the furthest reaches of the British Empire. It was, however, not to be.
The spectacular crash of the British airship R101 in 1930 changed the world of aviation forever. While most people have heard of the fiery crash of the Hindenburg, a German ship that went down in New Jersey seven years later, the story of R101 – whose downfall killed many more people – has been largely forgotten. At the time, however, the outpouring of national grief in Britain was equalled only by what happened after the sinking of the Titanic.
In His Majesty’s Airship, S. C. Gwynne recounts the epic narrative of the ill-fated airship and her eccentric champion, Christopher Thomson. With characteristic verve, Gwynne paints a luminous portrait of interwar Britain and reanimates the intrepid world of early aviation.
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His Majesty’s Airship by S.C. Gwynne has received high praise for its captivating and dramatic storytelling. Reviewers commend the book for reading more like a thriller than a traditional history, with an intricately detailed account of the technological and personal ambitions of the airship era. Critics highlight the rich and immersive prose, which brings to life the grand, yet ultimately tragic, story of the R101. The book is lauded for its meticulous research and compelling portrayal of an age marked by visionary dreams and monumental failures.
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ISBN: 9780861547081
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 12 October 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Oneworld Publications
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 29.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 320
About the Author
S.C. ‘Sam’ Gwynne is the best-selling author of Empire of the Summer Moon and Rebel Yell. Originally an award-winning investigative journalist, he has written extensively for the New York Times, Washington Post, Time Magazine, Boston Globe and many more.
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