The Spitfire Kids: The generation who built, supported and flew Britain's most beloved fighter

Author:   Alasdair Cross ,  BBC Worldwide
Publisher:   Headline Publishing Group
ISBN:  

9781472281999


Pages:   368
Publication Date:   26 May 2022
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Alasdair Cross ,  BBC Worldwide
Publisher:   Headline Publishing Group
Imprint:   Headline Book Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 12.80cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 19.60cm
Weight:   0.270kg
ISBN:  

9781472281999


ISBN 10:   1472281993
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   26 May 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Draws on unpublished diaries and archive recordings to chronicle the extraordinary national effort to construct the fighter aircraft that gave the Allies a critical edge over the Luftwaffe. * The Times * A truly epic account of the actual and symbolic role the plane played in defending Britain in the Second World War. * Sunday Times * Tells the inspiring story of how ordinary citizens came together to build the famous Battle of Britain aircraft. * The Observer * The story of how these fast and lethal little planes helped win the Second World War is stirringly told in this new BBC series. * The Mail on Sunday * The story of how these fast and lethal little planes helped win the Second World War is stirringly told! * Daily Mail * The story of the Second World War's most famous plane is peppered with women - many of their stories untold in the decades since the conflict. * The Telegraph * An inspirational read celebrating the incredible young people who gave so much for this iconic British aircraft. * John Nichol, bestselling author of Spitfire: A Very British Love Story * Read Spitfire Kids and you'll start believing this plane has a pulse! * Tessa Dunlop, broadcaster and bestselling author of Century Girls * It is a story of heroism that goes beyond the spiffy moustaches and aerial acrobatics we have all seen in old movies, tapping into the verve and tenacity shown by a young workforce. * The Herald *


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Alasdair Cross (Author) ALASDAIR CROSS is a successful radio and TV producer with the BBC. Brought up in the Orkney Islands, an annual summer treat was Britain's smallest air show, once memorably visited by a powder pink Spitfire. He has worked on BBC's Coast and Countryfile and his radio series include BBC Radio Four's Terror Through Time with Fergal Keane and Neil Oliver's Iron Curtain as well as the BBC World Service podcast Spitfire: The People's Plane. Historical Advisor: David Key runs the Supermariners website which researches and reconstructs the stories of the men and women who designed and built the Spitfire.

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