Spitfire into Battle - Brossura

Smith, Duncan

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ISBN 10: 0719554845 ISBN 13: 9780719554841

Casa editrice: John Murray Pubs Ltd, 2004

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Group Captain Duncan Smith flew and fought in front-line operations continuously from the Battle of Britain through the struggle for Malta, the invasion of Italy and the liberation of France. In this account, the reader experiences at first hand the dramatic story of the air war from the cockpit of the now legendary Spitfire.

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Recensione:

'Group Captain Duncan Smith emerges as a complex character whose extraordinary stiff-upper-lipped sang froid was combined with an acute sensitivity to the deaths of his fellow pilots' (The Times)

'Everyone, young or old, who wishes to gain a clearer understanding of British fighter operations and fighter pilots of the Second World War should read it' (Jeffrey Quill)

L'autore:

The author, who is now deceased, was born in India, brought up in Scotland and educated at Morrison's Academy in Crieff. He returned to India in 1933 to start a career as a tea-planter. Due to the Depression he returned to England in 1939. After the war his tours of duty included India, Malaya, the USA and West Germany. He retired from the RAF in 1960 to become a senior executive in the aircraft division of a major manufacturer.

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