{"product_id":"9780861548866-his-majestys-airship","title":"His Majesty's Airship","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe forgotten story of Britain’s own \u003cem\u003eHindenburg\u003c\/em\u003e disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen the R101 first took to the skies, she was the largest aircraft ever to fly. What followed was a tragic finale to a tale of human folly on a grand scale.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'I loved every page of this book.'\u003cem\u003e THE TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e, BEST HISTORY BOOKS OF 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1929, the R101 was the largest object ever to take to the air. It was meant to dazzle the world with cutting-edge technology and awesome size. Better than a plane, more luxurious than an ocean liner, the R101 would connect the furthest reaches of the British Empire, tying together far-flung dominions at a time when imperial bonds were fraying. It was, however, not to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe spectacular crash of the British airship R101 in 1930 changed the world of aviation forever. Most have heard of the fiery crash of the \u003cem\u003eHindenburg\u003c\/em\u003e, a German ship that went down in New Jersey seven years later. But the story of R101 and its forty-eight victims has largely been forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHis Majesty’s Airship\u003c\/em\u003e recounts the epic narrative of the ill-fated airship and her eccentric champion, Christopher Thomson. S. C. Gwynne brings to life a lost world of aviators driven by ambition, and killed by hubris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41602024276065,"sku":"9780861548866","price":10.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_29901528.jpg?v=1725868420","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780861548866-his-majestys-airship","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}