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R J Mitchell: Schooldays To Spitfire - Couverture souple

Mitchell, Gordon

 
9780752437279: R J Mitchell: Schooldays To Spitfire
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0752437275 ISBN 13 : 9780752437279
Editeur : The History Press, 2006

Synopsis

The Spitfire began as a near disaster. The developments of this famous aircraft took it from uncompromising beginnings to become the legendary last memorial to a great man - an elegant and, with its pilots, a highly effective, weapon of war. The Spitfire would not have happened at all, however, without Mitchell's indomitable courage and determination in the face of severe physical and psychological adversity resulting from cancer. His contribution to the Battle of Britain, and thereafter to the achievement of final victory in 1945, was so great that our debt to him can never be repaid. This poignant story is written from a uniquely personal viewpoint by his son, Gordon Mitchell.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The Spitfire began as a near disaster. The developments of this famous aircraft took it from uncompromising beginnings to become the legendary last memorial to a great man - an elegant and, with its pilots, a highly effective, weapon of war. The Spitfire would not have happened at all, however, without Mitchell's indomitable courage and determination in the face of severe physical and psychological adversity resulting from cancer. His contribution to the Battle of Britain, and thereafter to the achievement of final victory in 1945, was so great that our debt to him can never be repaid. This poignant story is written from a uniquely personal viewpoint by his son, Gordon Mitchell.

Biographie de l'auteur

Gordon Mitchell is the son of R J Mitchell, the man responsible for the Spitfire.

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Éditeur
The History Press
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0752437275
ISBN 13 
9780752437279
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
384
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