Spitfire Ace Paperback / softback
by Martin Davidson, James Taylor
Paperback / softback
Description
The Battle of Britain, 1940, was one of the most famous air battles in the history of warfare and it is a story of ruthless organisation, brilliant control and command.
But at its heart is one particular figure, a legend ever since - the RAF fighter pilot. And one particular plane - a piece of machinery that has almost mythic historical glamour - the Supermarine Spitfire. Spitfire Ace reintroduces the few that flew in the Battle of Britain and includes interviews with many of the surviving veteran Spitfire pilots.
Combined with a historical narrative of the events surrounding the Battle of Britain, you will learn for the first time what it was really like to fly a Spitfire and to experience combat flying at its most visceral. Fully illustrated with 16 pages of photographs and contemporary archive material, Spitfire Ace provides a vivid portrait of the fighter boys and their finest hour, their planes (including Spitfires, Hurricanes and Messerchmitts) and Fighter Command - RAF versus the Luftwaffe.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:256 pages
- Publisher:Pan Macmillan
- Publication Date:22/10/2015
- Category:
- ISBN:9781509812073
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:256 pages
- Publisher:Pan Macmillan
- Publication Date:22/10/2015
- Category:
- ISBN:9781509812073