Barnes Wallis by J. E. Morpurgo
$30.00
J. E. Morpurgo's biography of British engineer and inventor Barnes Wallis traces his work on airships, aircraft structures and the bouncing bomb associated with the Dambusters raid. Published by Longman in 1972, the book places Wallis's technical achievements within the wider history of British aviation and wartime engineering.
Publisher: Longman Group Limited
Publication year: 1972
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket
Pages: 400
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0582103606
ISBN-13: 9780582103603
Condition: Used hardcover with dust jacket. Jacket has rubbing, scuffing, creasing, surface wear and edge wear, with heavier wear around the top edge and corners.
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, BIOGRAPHY, MILITARY BOOKS, NON-FICTION BOOKS, VINTAGE BOOKS, WAR & MILITARY
Type: NON FICTION
Category: AVIATION HISTORY, BARNES WALLIS, BIOGRAPHY, BOOKS, Books > Nonfiction > War-military > World-War-II, BRITISH HISTORY, DAMBUSTERS, ENGINEERING, J E MORPURGO, LONGMAN, NON FICTION, VINTAGE BOOKS, WAR, WAR & MILITARY, WORLD WAR II
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