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How the Spitfire Won the Battle of Britain (Paperback)
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How the Spitfire Won the Battle of Britain (Paperback)
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Loot Price R310
Discovery Miles 3 100
You Save R73 (19%)
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Although there were many more Hawker Hurricanes than Supermarine
Spitfires engaged in the epic conflict fought over southern England
in the summer of 1940, the public's imagination was captured by the
shapely and charismatic Spitfire. According to legend, however, the
Hurricane executed far greater damage on the enemy than all other
defenses combined, and was therefore the unsung hero of our 'Finest
Hour'. New research, analysed and interpreted by Dilip Sarkar
however, confirms that the Spitfire, although less in number, was
in fact supreme, and destroyed an equal number of enemy machines to
the more numerous Hurricane force. Featuring interviews with pilots
who flew to war in both Spitfires and Hurricanes, and following a
detailed analysis of combat reports and casualty records, Dilip
Sarkar shatters the myth surrounding the Hurricane and argues that
the Battle of Britain could have been won by Spitfires, but not
Hurricanes, alone. A controversial thesis likely to provoke lively
debate, the evidence presented by this retired police detective and
expert aviation historian is nonetheless indisputable.
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