Spitfire : a very British love story /
by Nichol, John.
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BookPublisher: London : Simon & Schuster, [2018]Description: xiii, 434 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781471159206 (hbk.) :; 1471159205 (hbk.) :; 9781471176883 (pbk).Classification number: 623.7464 NICSubject(s): Spitfire (Fighter plane) -- History | Warfare and Defence | Warfare and DefenceSummary: The iconic Spitfire found fame during the darkest early days of World War II. But what happened to the redoubtable fighter and its crews beyond the Battle of Britain, and why is it still so loved today? In late Spring 1940, Nazi Germany's domination of Europe had looked unstoppable. With the British Isles in easy reach since the fall of France, Adolf Hitler was convinced that Great Britain would be defeated in the skies over her southern coast, confident his Messerschmitts and Heinkels would outclass anything the Royal Air Force threw at them. What Hitler hadn't planned for was the agility and resilience of a marvel of British engineering that would quickly pass into legend - the Spitfire. John Nichol's passionate portrait of this magnificent fighter aircraft, its many innovations and updates, and the people who flew and loved them, carries the reader beyond the dogfights over Kent and Sussex.
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| 623.7463 MIL The Lancaster story : true tales of Britain's legendary bomber / | 623.7464 CRO The Spitfire kids : the generation who built, supported and flew Britain's most beloved fighter / | 623.7464 DEL The story of the Spitfire: an operational and combat history | 623.7464 NIC Spitfire : a very British love story / | 623.7464 THO The fighter pilot's handbook : magic, death and glory in the golden age of flight / | 623.7469 BEN Drone warfare: | 623.8184 GAR Wooden boat building |
Illustrations on lining papers.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The iconic Spitfire found fame during the darkest early days of World War II. But what happened to the redoubtable fighter and its crews beyond the Battle of Britain, and why is it still so loved today? In late Spring 1940, Nazi Germany's domination of Europe had looked unstoppable. With the British Isles in easy reach since the fall of France, Adolf Hitler was convinced that Great Britain would be defeated in the skies over her southern coast, confident his Messerschmitts and Heinkels would outclass anything the Royal Air Force threw at them. What Hitler hadn't planned for was the agility and resilience of a marvel of British engineering that would quickly pass into legend - the Spitfire. John Nichol's passionate portrait of this magnificent fighter aircraft, its many innovations and updates, and the people who flew and loved them, carries the reader beyond the dogfights over Kent and Sussex.
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