The Spitfire: Exploring the Myths and Legacy of an Icon

by Hugh W. Cowin

History has shown the Spitfire to be the right aircraft in the right place at the right time, of that there is more than ample evidence. Indeed, the very name Spitfire has become as indelibly woven into the unfolding story of the Second World War as those of its chief human protagonists, Churchill, Hirohito, Hitler, Roosevelt and Stalin. Hugh Cowin lays to rest many of the myths and plain misinformation contained in numerous earlier chronicles. Spanning...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473823439
• ISBN13: 9781473823433
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Aviation
• Length: 256 Pages