The Spitfire Pocket Manual
1939-1945
$26.91
- Hardcover
160 pages
- Release Date
7 September 2017
Summary
This pocket manual focusing on the most famous aircraft of all time presents an accessible collection of fascinating historical documents which give a unique insight into the Spitfire.
Developed in 1938 from a Schneider trophy-winning design by the aeronautical engineer and designer R.J Mitchell, the Supermarine Spitfire went on to become the definitive Allied fighter of the Second World War, and ranks amongst the most famous aircraft of all time.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472830562 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472830563 |
| Author: | Martin Robson |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 7 September 2017 |
| Weight: | 190g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 122mm x 182mm |
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Martin Robson
Dr Martin Robson is a Lecturer at the Defence Studies Department, King’s College London at the Joint Services Command and Staff College. He is the author of several works of military, aviation, and naval history. Dr. Robson delivers regular battlefield lectures and on-the-ground perspectives on D-Day and the fighting in Normandy as part of the UK Staff College Battlefield Tours to key D-Day sites, including Omaha Beach, Sword Beach, Arromanches, Pegasus Bridge, and Pointe du Hoc, all of which provide him with remarkable knowledge of D-Day objects, their significance, and their contemporary context.
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