The Great Air Race: England - Australia 1934
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: price clipped dj. Small glue residue on fep. Binding remains tight.
In the autumn of 1934, the skies between England and Australia became the stage for one of the most daring and dramatic contests in aviation history — The Great Air Race chronicles the legendary MacRobertson Air Race, a gruelling 11,300-mile dash from RAF Mildenhall to Melbourne that pitted the world's finest aviators against each other, the elements, and the very limits of technology. Arthur Swinson reconstructs the tension, triumph, and tragedy of the event with meticulous detail, presenting the colourful cast of pilots, navigators, and the pioneering aircraft they flew — from the sleek de Havilland Comet to the lumbering Douglas DC-2 — in a narrative that reads with the urgency of a thriller. Swinson, a prolific British military and historical writer, brings his characteristic authority and narrative clarity to a subject rich with geopolitical significance and human drama, illuminating how the race not only captured the imagination of millions but also accelerated the development of long-distance commercial aviation. The Great Air Race stands as a landmark work of popular history, offering a vivid portrait of an era when courage and engineering audacity were inseparable — and leaving the reader to wonder just how close the margin between glory and catastrophe truly was.
Author: Arthur Swinson
Format: Hardback
Published: 1968, Cassell · London
Genre: History
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: price clipped dj. Small glue residue on fep. Binding remains tight.
In the autumn of 1934, the skies between England and Australia became the stage for one of the most daring and dramatic contests in aviation history — The Great Air Race chronicles the legendary MacRobertson Air Race, a gruelling 11,300-mile dash from RAF Mildenhall to Melbourne that pitted the world's finest aviators against each other, the elements, and the very limits of technology. Arthur Swinson reconstructs the tension, triumph, and tragedy of the event with meticulous detail, presenting the colourful cast of pilots, navigators, and the pioneering aircraft they flew — from the sleek de Havilland Comet to the lumbering Douglas DC-2 — in a narrative that reads with the urgency of a thriller. Swinson, a prolific British military and historical writer, brings his characteristic authority and narrative clarity to a subject rich with geopolitical significance and human drama, illuminating how the race not only captured the imagination of millions but also accelerated the development of long-distance commercial aviation. The Great Air Race stands as a landmark work of popular history, offering a vivid portrait of an era when courage and engineering audacity were inseparable — and leaving the reader to wonder just how close the margin between glory and catastrophe truly was.