Supermarine Spitfire

by Alfred Price

Book Overview

The Spitfire was one of the most - perhaps the most - successful fighter designs of all time and its service career linked the biplane era with the jet age. Yet the Spitfire is much more than just a superb flying machine. During World War 2 it occupied a unique place in the psyche of the British people and many believed it played a major part in saving the nation from defeat during the grim days of 1940. The wing design gave it a distinctive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1857803248
• ISBN13: 9781857803242
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Midland Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.7" x 11.6"