Spitfire
Subtitle: Icon of a Nation
Publisher: WN; Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published: 2009-08-04
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780297855118
Description: "Spitfire: Icon of a Nation tells the story of an extraordinary aeroplane through the work and experience of those who designed it, built it, flew it, serviced, armed and repaired it in war, and have preserved it since. The book explores their enduring affection and admiration for the Spitfire through its history as a fighting machine and how that bond gave the most famous aircraft in the world a unique and lasting place in British national life."--BOOK JACKET.