Lords of the Air

Lords of the Air

Paperback (02 Feb 1989)

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Publisher's Synopsis

HERBERT LLOYD'S THREE SONS SHARE SOME OF HIS QUALITIES: THEY ARE OBSESSED WITH AVIATION; THEY ARE STONGLY COMPETITIVE; AND THEY LOVE INTELLIGENT BEAUTIFUL WOMEN. AEROPLANES AND RIVALRY LEAD HERBERT, IN THE 1920S, TO HIS DEADLY COMPETITION WITH HIS GERMAN FRIEND, GERHARDT - AND TO HIS PASSIONATE AFFAIR WITH GERHARDT'S WIFE. ONE OF HIS SONS, JAMES, GOES TO AMERICA AND BECOMES MASTER OF A HUGE AERONAUTICS EMPIRE. ANOTHER OF THE BROTHERS, MICHAEL, OPENS UP THE NORTHERN TERRITORIES OF AUSTRALIA TO AIR TRANSPORT, AS AN OUTBACK PILOT. THE THIRD, RICHARD, WHO IS DESTINED TO WORK IN THE RAF, FOLLOWS IN HIS FATHER'S FOOTSTEPS AND CONTINUES TO BUILD SEAPLANES. 20/06/88 PROD LAUNCH--60000X42PX$3.99(80000X39P). A FORMAT.656PP.RE-RUN MJ TAPES.SUB-50000.

Book information

ISBN: 9780747401247
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 823.914
DEWEY edition: 19
Language: English
Weight: 340g
Height: 181mm
Width: 111mm