A thoroughly British and thoroughly cheering story.

Sir Geoffrey Owen, Sunday Telegraph

Magic - a massive amount of information

Flight Magazine

So well researched and written

Motorsport

The Magic of a Name tells the story of the first forty years of Britain's most prestigious manufacturer - Rolls-Royce.Beginning with the historic meeting in 1904 of Henry Royce and C.S. Rolls, and the birth in 1906 of the legendary Silver Ghost, Peter Pugh tells a story of genius, skill and dedication that gave the world cars and aeroengines unrivalled in their excellence.In 1915, 100 years ago, Royce produced the first of many aero engines, the Eagle, which proved itself in battle in the First World War. Twenty-five years later, the totemic Merlin was installed in the Spitfire and built in a race against time to help win the Battle of Britain.With unrivalled access to the company's archives, this is a unique portrait of both an iconic name and of British industry at its best.
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Product details

ISBN
9781848319240
Published
2015-10-01
Publisher
Vendor
Icon Books
Weight
281 gr
Height
198 mm
Width
129 mm
Thickness
21 mm
Age
G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
352

Author

Biographical note

Peter Pugh was educated at Oundle and Cambridge, where he read History. He has written more than 50 official histories, including The Magic of a Name, a three-volume history of Rolls-Royce. He lives in Cambridge and Norfolk.