Overview
It is difficult to overestimate the excitement that accompanied the birth of the Spitfire. An aircraft imbued with balletic grace and extraordinary versatility, it was powered by a piston engine and a propeller, yet came tantalisingly close to breaking the sound barrier. First flown in 1936, the Spitfire soon came to symbolise Britain's defiance of Nazi Germany in the summer of 1940. Spitfire: The Biography is a celebration of a great British invention, of the men and women who flew it and supported its development, and of the industry that manufactured both the aircraft and the Rolls-Royce engines that powered it. It is also about a boy who wished he could have been a Second World War fighter pilot and who was later able to fly the aircraft that took his father into combat.
Full Product Details
Author: Jonathan Glancey
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Imprint: Atlantic Books
Edition: Main
Dimensions:
Width: 12.90cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 19.80cm
Weight: 0.250kg
ISBN: 9781838950699
ISBN 10: 1838950699
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 02 July 2020
Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
Hugely entertaining -- James Holland An authoritative and comprehensive tribute to a unique aircraft. -- Adrian Swire * Spectator * A drama that cannot help take wing. The elements still excite the imagination and raise the heart. -- Tom Fort * Sunday Telegraph * Eclectic and entertaining -- Patrick Bishop * Literary Review * A wonderful book -- Rowland White
A wonderful book -- Rowland White Eclectic and entertaining -- Patrick Bishop * Literary Review * A drama that cannot help take wing. The elements still excite the imagination and raise the heart. -- Tom Fort * Sunday Telegraph * An authoritative and comprehensive tribute to a unique aircraft. -- Adrian Swire * Spectator * Hugely entertaining -- James Holland
A wonderful book -- Roland White Eclectic and entertaining -- Patrick Bishop * Literary Review * A drama that cannot help take wing. The elements still excite the imagination and raise the heart. -- Tom Fort * Sunday Telegraph * An authoritative and comprehensive tribute to a unique aircraft. -- Adrian Swire * Spectator * Hugely entertaining -- James Holland
Author Information
Jonathan Glancey is well known as the former architecture and design correspondent of the Guardian and Independent newspapers. He is also a steam locomotive enthusiast and pilot. A frequent broadcaster, his books include Concorde, Harrier, Giants of Steam, the bestselling Spitfire: The Biography, Nagaland: A Journey to India's Forgotten Frontier, Tornado: 21st Century Steam, The Story of Architecture, The Train: An Illustrated History and The Journey Matters.
