Spitfire: The Autobiography
Published on 24. June 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-84901-392-5 (ISBN)
Description
A celebration of the machine and the men who took to the skies in defence of Britain. It is also the dramatic illustration of a little understood truth: the Spitfire did more than win the Battle of Britain - it won the war. It was not Stalingrad which turned the corner of the war against Hitler, it was the Spitfire in the summer of 1940 when RAF Fighter Command destroyed the myth of Nazi invincibility.
Praise for his previous books:
London: The Autobiography:
'Fascinating ... brings the story of London to life' Good Book guide
The English Soldier: The Autobiography:
'A triumph' Saul David, author of Victoria's Army
'Harrowing, funny and often unbelievable book.' Daily Express
'[A] compelling tommy's eye view of war from Agincourt to Iraq' Daily Telegraph
Praise for his previous books:
London: The Autobiography:
'Fascinating ... brings the story of London to life' Good Book guide
The English Soldier: The Autobiography:
'A triumph' Saul David, author of Victoria's Army
'Harrowing, funny and often unbelievable book.' Daily Express
'[A] compelling tommy's eye view of war from Agincourt to Iraq' Daily Telegraph
Reviews / Votes
[An] entertaining polemic . . . likely to provoke passionate debate. * Daily Telegraph *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 132 mm
Width: 202 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
244 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84901-392-5 (9781849013925)
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JON E. LEWIS is an historian and author of numerous bestselling books on history and military history, including Voices from D-Day, Voices from the Holocaust, The Mammoth Book of the Vietnam War and A Brief History of the First World War. He holds graduate and postgraduate degrees in history and his work has appeared in New Statesman, the Independent, Time Out and the Guardian. He lives in Herefordshire.