The Magic of a Name: The Rolls-Royce Story, Part 2: The Power Behind the Jets

Pugh, Peter

ISBN 10: 1840462841 / ISBN 13: 9781840462845

Editore: Icon Books, 2001

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Codice articolo G1840462841I5N00

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The Magic of a Name tells the story of the first 40 years of Britain's most prestigious manufacturer - Rolls-Royce. Beginning with the historic meeting in 1904 of Henry Royce and the Honourable C.S. Rolls, and the birth in 1906 of the legendary Silver Ghost, Peter Pugh tells a story of genius, skill, hard work and dedication which gave the world cars and aero engines unrivalled in their excellence. In 1915, 100 years ago, the pair produced their first aero engine, the Eagle which along with the Hawk, Falcon and Condor proved themselves in battle in the First World War. In the Second the totemic Merlin was installed in the Spitfire and built in a race against time in 1940 to help win the Battle of Britain. With unrivalled access to the company's archives, Peter Pugh's history is a unique portrait of both an iconic name and of British industry at its best.

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Titolo: The Magic of a Name: The Rolls-Royce Story, ...
Casa editrice: Icon Books
Data di pubblicazione: 2001
Legatura: Hardcover
Condizione: Fair
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket