McKinstry, Leo.

Spitfire : portrait of a legend / Leo McKinstry. - London : John Murray, 2007. - x, 435 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

The RAF's Vickers Supermarine Spitfire exceeded anything that any other air force possessed during WWII. Here, prize- winning historian Leo McKinstry's vivid history of the Spitfire brings together a rich cast of characters and first hand testimonies of the remarkable plane that played a crucial role in saving Britain.

9780719568749

2008378206

GBA751359 bnb

013783951 Uk


World War (1939-1945)


Geschichte
1939 - 1945


Fighter planes--History--Great Britain.
Spitfire (Fighter plane)--History.
Fighter pilots Great Britain.
Fighter pilots--Great Britain.
Spitfire (Fighter plane)
Spitfire (Fighter plane)
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, British.
Fighter pilots.
Military operations, Aerial--British.
Luftwaffe.
Weltkrieg.
Spitfire.


Great Britain.
Großbritannien.

UG1242.F5 / M399 2007

623.74640941