His Majesty's Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine

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S.C. Gwynne

His Majesty's Airship

The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine

S.C. Gwynne

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English

Head of Zeus
03 January 2024

European history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Aerospace & aviation technology

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.

By: S.C. Gwynne
Imprint: Head of Zeus
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 29mm
ISBN: 9780861547081
ISBN 10: 086154708X
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 03 January 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for His Majesty's Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine

'Transcendent... nothing short of a revelation... will leave dust and blood on your jeans.' -- New York Times Book Review on Empire of the Summer Moon