Rolls-Royce: The Magic of a Name: The First Forty Years of Britain’s Most Prestigious Company

Rolls-Royce: The Magic of a Name: The First Forty Years of Britain’s Most Prestigious Company

by Peter Pugh

320 pages· 2015· ISBN 9781848319240
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From the meeting of Henry Royce and CS Rolls in 1904 and their decision to design and sell 'the best cars in the world', to the company's development of Frank Whittle's jet engine towards the end of the Second World War, Peter Pugh presents the definitive history of Rolls-Royce up to 1944. With unrivalled access to the company's archives, he gives a detailed account of how genius, skill, hard work and dedication made the name of Rolls-Royce synonymous with excellence.

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