GUNPOWDER & GLORY: The Explosive Life of Frank Brock OBE

Tells Brock's remarkable story of invention and derring-do. A remarkable combination of James Bond and "Q," he was killed in action over one hundred years ago. Woven into the narrative is the dazzling history of Brock's Fireworks, the world-famous firm started by Frank's five-times great-grandfather, and which he was being groomed to run. Illus.