A compelling and fascinating account of aerial combat in World War I, revealing the terrible risks run by the men who fought and died in the world's first air war.
James Hamilton-Paterson Books
November 6, 1941
James Hamilton-Paterson is an acclaimed non-fiction author whose work delves into profound and engaging explorations of the world. His writing is characterized by erudition and wit, often penetrating beneath the surface of his chosen subjects. He approaches his fiction with a similar precision and inventiveness, offering readers a stimulating literary experience.
Eroica
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
The story of the composition and revolutionary impact of Beethoven's Third Symphony, the 'Eroica'.
How did Britain so lose the plot that today there is not a single aircraft manufacturer of any significance in the country? What became of the great industry of de Havilland or Handley Page? This book tells the story of machines and the men who flew them: heroes such as Bill Waterton, Neville Duke, John Derry and more.
Seven-Tenths
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Seven-Tenths is James Hamilton-Paterson's classic exploration of the sea. A beautifully-written blend of literature and science, it is here brought back into print in a revised and updated edition which includes the acclaimed essay Sea Burial.
Blackbird
- 192 pages
- 7 hours of reading
The compelling story of the spy plane SR-71 'Blackbird' - the fastest manned aircraft in the world.
Gerontius
- 400 pages
- 14 hours of reading
James Hamilton-Paterson's much-loved award-winning debut novel at last back in print, based on the life of Elgar.
Playing With Water. Wasserspiele, englische Ausgabe
- 304 pages
- 11 hours of reading
Playing with Water is an account of several seasons alone on a Philippine island, which the author calls Tiwarik. It is a place of cool streaming winds and rapturous ultramarine descents, but for James Hamilton-Paterson it is much more besides.
Gerald Samper is a ghostwriter for various celebrities, including a one-armed sailor and a mystical environmental group's poster girl. He yearns for more prestigious work, particularly the memoirs of the renowned conductor Max Christ.
Seven Tenths. The Sea and Its Thresholds
- 406 pages
- 15 hours of reading
Presents a collection of essays that cover various aspects of the ocean, including sailing charts, islands, shipwrecks, and burial at sea.