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Spitfire I: Phoney War and Battle of France by Tony Holmes
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Spitfire I: Phoney War and Battle of France details the role played by the Royal Air Force's (RAF) Supermarine Spitfire I fighter plane during the early years of World War II (1939-40).
The Spitfire represented a revolutionary leap in the development of aviation technology during the 1930s in which the monoplane supplanted the biplane in the air forces of Britain and Germany. The book provides considerable detail about the Spitfire's design, development, and deployment in RAF Fighter Command. Furthermore, insights are provided "into the early aerial engagements involving the Spitfire I, chronicling the actions of the squadrons that defended the shores of northern England the east coast of Scotland before participating in the disastrous French campaign" of May-June 1940.
Spitfire I is rich in photos, 3D illustrations, and eyewitness accounts by several of the early war Spitfire pilots (e.g. 'Sailor' Malan, Robert Stanford Tuck, Al Deere, and Colin Gray) who were blooded during the Battle of France and would go on to become some of Britain's leading aces during the Battle of Britain.
Any aviation fan will love this book.
The Spitfire represented a revolutionary leap in the development of aviation technology during the 1930s in which the monoplane supplanted the biplane in the air forces of Britain and Germany. The book provides considerable detail about the Spitfire's design, development, and deployment in RAF Fighter Command. Furthermore, insights are provided "into the early aerial engagements involving the Spitfire I, chronicling the actions of the squadrons that defended the shores of northern England the east coast of Scotland before participating in the disastrous French campaign" of May-June 1940.
Spitfire I is rich in photos, 3D illustrations, and eyewitness accounts by several of the early war Spitfire pilots (e.g. 'Sailor' Malan, Robert Stanford Tuck, Al Deere, and Colin Gray) who were blooded during the Battle of France and would go on to become some of Britain's leading aces during the Battle of Britain.
Any aviation fan will love this book.