Book description
Concorde Conspiracy', the story of Concorde and the American
Supersonic Transport (SST) project, is one of spies, lies, arrogance,
dirty tricks and presidential hatred. It is one of deceit, treachery,
mistrust and confusion. The Americans were initially dismissive of
Anglo-French efforts, then arrogant to the point that they thought
that not only could they do better, but they were the only ones
capable of completing the project. President Kennedy said
"...make it happen, make it bigger, make it faster." He
might have added: "...make it to beat my presidential in
France". This is the story of ten years of behind the scenes
political intrigue, the author making use of inside information from
two American Presidents, the CIA, and teh Federal Aviation Authority.
Graham M Simons is a professional aviation writer and historian.
