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Transport in Britain

From Canal Lock To Gridlock

By: Philip Bagwell,Peter J. Lyth

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Transport in Britain

From Canal Lock To Gridlock

By: Philip Bagwell,Peter J. Lyth

British transport, 1750-2000.

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316

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A&C Black

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ISBN 10

1852852631

ISBN 13

9781852852634

In Turbulent Skies

British Aviation Successes and Setbacks - 1945-1975

By: Peter Reese

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In Turbulent Skies

British Aviation Successes and Setbacks - 1945-1975

By: Peter Reese

In 1945 confidence in British aviation was sky-high. Yet decades later, the industry had not lived up to its potential. What happened? The years that followed the war saw the Brabazon Committee issue flawed proposals for civil aviation planning. Enforced cancellations restricted the advancement of military aircraft, compounded later on by Defence Minister Duncan Sandys abandoning aircraft to fixate solely on missiles. Commercially, Britain's small and neglected domestic market hindered the development of civilian airliners. In the production of notorious aircraft, the inauspicious Comet came from de Havilland's attempts to gain an edge over its American competitors. The iconic Harrier jump jet and an indigenous crop of helicopters were squandered, while unrealistic performance requirements brought about the cancellation of TSR2. Peter Reese explores how repeated financial crises, a lack of rigour and fatal self-satisfaction led British aviation to miss vital opportunities across this turbulent period in Britain's skies.

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390

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The History Press

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0750994444

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9780750994446

Transforming the Skies

Pilots, Planes and Politics in British Aviation 1919-1940

By: Peter Reese

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Transforming the Skies

Pilots, Planes and Politics in British Aviation 1919-1940

By: Peter Reese

Following the Armistice of 1918, the British Air Industry and the newly founded RAF held a low place in national priorities. The RAF was rapidly run down, with the infant airlines being given the least possible help, and this neglect continued during the 1920s. The RAF's role was questioned and civilian air travel remained a dream for most and the province of the well-heeled few. But the breakdown of the Geneva Disarmament Talks led to renewed interest in the National Air Force, and the rise of the European dictators brought calls for rapid modernisation and interceptor aircraft, together with the development of further European civilian air routes. Here, Peter Reese charts the dramatic changes that swept aviation across the dynamic interwar period, revealing the transformative last-minute preparations for defence in a world where much depended on the contributions of some outstanding individuals.

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421

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The History Press

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0750987278

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9780750987271

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Transport in Britain

Transport in Britain

In Turbulent Skies

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