Spitfire People - The Men and Women Who Made the Spitfire the Aviation Icon

Published to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, this looks at 65 people who helped the iconic aircraft, the Spitfire, succeed.

About the author

Paul Beaver is a historian, broadcaster and commentator as well as an historic aeroplane pilot who has been flying the Spitfire since 2012. Although he has over 40 books to his credit, this is his first for 20 years. He lives near Salisbury, where he is chairman of Salisbury Wings Week. Spitfire People is based on research for his sell-out talk at the Chalke Valley History Festival.

Summary

Published to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, this book presents a fresh angle on the Spitfire by examining the contribution to its development and achievements by over 65 people, some famous, others not.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Beaver
• Publisher: Evro Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2015
• EAN: 9781910505052
• ISBN: 978-1-910505-05-2
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 172 mm x 241 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 759 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration