The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Spitfire: The history of Britain's most iconic aircraft of World War II, with more than 250 photographs
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (833 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1780190344 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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Nigel Cawthorne has a degree from University College, London. His work has appeared in over one hundred and fifty newspapers and magazines on both sides of the Atlantic. He has written, contributed to, and edited more than sixty books including, " Fighting Them on the Beaches: D-Day, 6 June 1944"; T"urning the Tide: Decisive Battles of the Second World War"
. About the Author Nigel Cawthorne has a degree from University College, London. His work has appeared in over one hundred and fifty newspapers and magazines on both sides of the Atlantic. He has written, contributed to, and edited more than sixty books including, " Fighting Them on the Beaches: D-Day, 6 June 1944"; T"urning the Tide: Decisive Battles of the Second World War"; "The Sex Lives of the Presidents, "and "The Encyclopedia of World Terrorism"
The history of Britain's most iconic aircraft of World War II, with more than 250 photographs.
not impressed Pedro P. Literally half the book is content on things other than spitifire. Sure it may be background, but you leave it wondering what it adds to the story. This is especially true with the photos, some examples include WW I biplanes, a ship yard, even a tank? There are a bunch of photos of various factories, staff, offices, etc somewhat interesting to see that, are more cogent to the spitfire story than a us civil war gun emplacement. "And the Subject of This Book Is What Again??" according to Mike O'Connor. There have been many wonderful books written about the legendary Spitfire. This ain't one of 'em! Nigel Cawthorne's SPITFIRE, which bills itself as THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE SPITFIRE, is one of the most disorganized messes of a book I've ever seen.First off, Cawthorne's book is not an "encyclopedia" in any way, shape or form. The book is divided into chapters on 'Its Finest Hour,' 'The Redoubtable Mr. Mitch. "This book is a mess" according to SOREN KLOKHOJ. What first and deepest hits you is the fact that the cover photo of the book is not a Spitfire, although painted up as one. It is a kit plane with a 6 cylinder engine that nowhere near has any resemblance to a Supermarine Spitfire. How can this happen? Mitchell will gyrate in his grave at top speed, first left, then right.It is downhill from there. Don't even think of purchasing this monster. It is dead duck.Søren Klok