{"product_id":"leader-of-the-skies-the-first-seventy-five-years-of-rolls-royce-signed-book","title":"LEADER OF THE SKIES — THE FIRST SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS (OF ROLLS ROYCE) (Signed Book)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #f7f8f9; padding: 20px; border-left: 4px solid #647382;\"\u003eA comprehensive history of Rolls-Royce from 1906 to 1981, celebrating 75 years of engineering excellence. 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To celebrate the seventy-fifth anniversary, Michael Donne surveys the development of a world-famous company.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe describes the contrasting backgrounds and temperaments of Charles Stewart Rolls, a brilliant and adventurous aristocrat who sold cars to the rich and became a pioneer balloonist and aviator, and Henry Royce, the completely dedicated self-taught engineer. The company they established expanded dramatically in both world wars and inevitably the focus of attention shifted from cars to aeroplanes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUntil the collapse in 1971 it is a story of achievement and acquisition. After the bankruptcy, the new Rolls-Royce Limited has re-emerged as a determined power in aero-engine manufacture, and this survey shows how it is facing the challenges of the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is lavishly illustrated throughout the text, and includes some previously unpublished photographs from Rolls-Royce and other archives. \u003cem\u003eLEADER OF THE SKIES\u003c\/em\u003e is a fascinating portrait of the first seventy-five years, a chronicle of some trauma, and of dynamic success.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Donne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53617302045018,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/3015\/9446\/files\/IMG_8499_89add474-cda3-4e6a-b255-06c0ac0d102b.jpg?v=1771429877","url":"https:\/\/aviation.brussels\/products\/leader-of-the-skies-the-first-seventy-five-years-of-rolls-royce-signed-book","provider":"aviation.brussels","version":"1.0","type":"link"}