Spitfire, Mustang and the 'Meredith Effect': How a Soviet Spy Helped Change the Course of WWII

by Peter Spring

Examines the life of the remarkable, and controversial, F.W. Meredith, an individual who has largely been forgotten by history despite the brilliant advances he made which helped the Allies win the war against Hitler's Third Reich.

By the mid-1930s the obstacles to high speed that aircraft designers faced included the question of cooling the engine. This was a big challenge that those working on the new fast airplanes entering service...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526773503
• ISBN13: 9781526773500
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Air World
• Length: 344 Pages