Peter Reesse: 1 book
The Men Who Gave us Wings
Britain and the Aeroplane 1796-1914
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2014
Why did the British, then the leading nation in science and technology, fall far behind in the race to develop the aeroplane before the First World War? Despite their initial advantage, they were overtaken by the Wright brothers in America, by the French and the Germans. Peter Reese, in this highly...
