{"product_id":"the-millionth-chance-james-leasor-9781908291202","title":"The Millionth Chance: The Story of the R.101","description":"'Mr Leasor's account of a tragedy that ought not to have happened, is full and moving.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Detailed and gripping' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eA strangely gripping biography of an airship... and - being well written - his book is one which everybody interested in the history of British Aviation will find worth reading.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Aeronautical Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe R101 airship was thought to be the model for the future, an amazing design that was 'as safe as houses. . .except for the millionth chance'. On the night of 4 October 1930 that chance in a million came up however. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJames Leasor brilliantly reconstructs the conception and crash of this huge ship of the air with compassion for the forty-seven dead, including a cabinet minister - and only six survivors. One of the biggest disasters of British aviation history, which marked the end of commercial airships as a serious form of transport, this book also reads as a textbook of how state attempts to manage commercial ventures so often end in a disaster of one kind or another.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Leasor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1908291206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781908291202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e James Leasor Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"James Leasor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984477880575,"sku":"9781908291202","price":10.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_79467fcb-61b3-4782-aced-eb06b3f787e7.jpg?v=1683272536","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-millionth-chance-james-leasor-9781908291202","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}