V-Force

The definitive account of the rise and fall of Britain's nuclear strike force- the Valiant, Victor and Vulcan RAF bombers - and Britain's changing role through the Cold War.

Impressive... Glancey is an aviation nut who's interested as much in the technical wonder of these planes as he is in the legacy they leave in the public consciousness... Glancey has written an engaging and affectionate account of the V-bombers, not least the figures who made it all possible.

'Evokes that brief but intense period when Britain stood in the front line of the Cold War. Well-researched, engagingly written, and enriched with many telling details, V-Force is an elegy for the fleeting modernity of yesteryear.'

Jonathan Glancey is well known as the former architecture and design correspondent of the Guardian and Independent newspapers. A frequent broadcaster, his books include Wings Over Water, The Journey Matters , Concorde , Harrier , Giants of Steam , Spitfire , Nagaland, Tornado and The Story of Architecture.