The Decisive Duel: Spitfire vs 109
Autor David Isbyen Limba Engleză Paperback – iul 2013
London, 15 September 1940. The air battle over Britain on that day saw two of the most advanced fighter planes, the British Supermarine Spitfire and the German Messerschmitt Bf 109, battle for supremacy of the skies.
The Decisive Duel tells the stories of these iconic, classic aircraft and the people that created them: Willy Messerschmitt, the German designer with a love for gliders and admiration for Hitler; R.J. Mitchell, his brilliant British counterpart, who struggled against illness to complete the design of the Spitfire. In fascinating detail, David Isby describes the crucial role the two opposed planes played, from the drawing boards to Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain to the final battles over Germany.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 0349123659
Pagini: 576
Ilustrații: Section: 16, b/w photos
Dimensiuni: 128 x 196 x 40 mm
Greutate: 0.46 kg
Editura: Little Brown
Colecția Abacus
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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Anonim a dat nota:
A thororughly researched analysis of two of the most iconic World War Two fighters, this book focuses not only on how these legendary fighters came into being, but also on the lives of those who projected and built them.
Recenzii
The epic struggle between the Spitfire and the Messerschmitt 109 upon which so much of western civilization depended in the summer of 1940 has found the ideal biographer in David Isby. I write "biographer" because, like the men who flew these remarkable fighter planes, Isby sees them in almost human terms, transcending the mere mechanical.
This is an important book on an enduring subject that should satisfy experts and newcomers to the field alike.
'A splendid work. A detailed account of two important war time fight aircraft enlivened by the words of those who flew them' Len Deighton
London, 15 September 1940. The air battle over Britain on that day saw two of the most advanced fighter planes, the British Supermarine Spitfire and the German Messerschmitt Bf 109, battle for supremacy of the skies.
The Decisive Duel tells the stories of these iconic, classic aircraft and the people that created them: Willy Messerschmitt, the German designer with a love for gliders and admiration for Hitler; R.J. Mitchell, his brilliant British counterpart, who struggled against illness to complete the design of the Spitfire. In fascinating detail, David Isby describes the crucial role the two opposed planes played, from the drawing boards to Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain to the final battles over Germany.
'A definitive history of two magnificent flying machines and the men who built them' Good Book Guide