A new book from the best-selling author of "Russian Wings of America", "Unknown Sukhoi", "The Great Messerschmitt", "Dry Against America". The amazing creations of the German aircraft designer Claude Dornier, who enriched the world with new ideas and technical solutions.The aviation pioneer Dornier created his flying boats back in the First World War. Ten years after the end of the war, the world's largest seaplane of his design crosses the Atlantic twice. In addition, Dornier flying boats served faithfully in almost all countries of the world, including in the USSR Polar Aviation.With the outbreak of World War II, Dornier bombers and reconnaissance aircraft are actively used by the Luftwaffe, and after the collapse of the Third Reich, he creates unsurpassed samples of short takeoff and landing aircraft, as well as a vertical takeoff transport aircraft.This book is not only a reliable biography of Claude Dornier, but also a true history of his most significant developments. As an aircraft designer at the Sukhoi Design Bureau and a professor at the Moscow Aviation Institute, the author professionally describes how Dornier's aircraft masterpieces were created and explains the reasons for his success in aircraft construction.