TY - BOOK AU - McKinstry,Leo TI - Spitfire: portrait of a legend SN - 9780719568749 AV - UG1242.F5 M399 2007 U1 - 623.74640941 22 PY - 2007/// CY - London PB - John Murray KW - World War (1939-1945) KW - fast KW - Fighter planes KW - History KW - Great Britain KW - Spitfire (Fighter plane) KW - Fighter pilots Great Britain KW - Fighter pilots KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Aerial operations, British KW - Military operations, Aerial KW - British KW - Luftwaffe KW - gnd KW - Weltkrieg KW - Spitfire KW - swd KW - Großbritannien N1 - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references N2 - 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 ER -