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The Decisive Duel
David Isby
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Description for The Decisive Duel
Paperback. In the Battle of Britain, when the Spitfire and Messerschmitt Bf 109 met in decisive combat, they proved to be like two champion boxers. This is their story, from the men who designed them to the teams that built them and the pilots who flew them. Num Pages: 576 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 198 x 38. Weight in Grams: 430.
London, 15 September 1940. The air battle over Britain on that day saw two of the most advanced fighter planes, the British Supermarine Spitfire and the German Messerschmitt Bf 109, battle for supremacy of the skies. The Decisive Duel tells the stories of these iconic, classic aircraft and the people that created them: Willy Messerschmitt, the German designer with a love for gliders and admiration for Hitler; R.J. Mitchell, his brilliant British counterpart, who struggled against illness to complete the design of the Spitfire. In fascinating detail, David Isby describes the crucial role the two opposed planes played, from the ... Read more
London, 15 September 1940. The air battle over Britain on that day saw two of the most advanced fighter planes, the British Supermarine Spitfire and the German Messerschmitt Bf 109, battle for supremacy of the skies. The Decisive Duel tells the stories of these iconic, classic aircraft and the people that created them: Willy Messerschmitt, the German designer with a love for gliders and admiration for Hitler; R.J. Mitchell, his brilliant British counterpart, who struggled against illness to complete the design of the Spitfire. In fascinating detail, David Isby describes the crucial role the two opposed planes played, from the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
430g
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349123653
SKU
V9780349123653
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About David Isby
David Isby has written and edited twenty-six books of military history and analysis, many on Second World War aircraft and operations. A Washington-based attorney and consultant on national security issues and a former congressional staff member, he has testified before the House Armed Services Committee on tactical airpower. He frequently appears in the media and has lectured at staff colleges ... Read more
Reviews for The Decisive Duel
A splendid work. A detailed account of two important wartime fighter aircraft enlivened by the words of those who flew them.
Len Deighton The epic struggle between the Spitfire and the Messerschmitt 109 upon which so much of western civilization depended in the summer of 1940 has found the ideal biographer in David Isby. I write "biographer" because, like ... Read more
Len Deighton The epic struggle between the Spitfire and the Messerschmitt 109 upon which so much of western civilization depended in the summer of 1940 has found the ideal biographer in David Isby. I write "biographer" because, like ... Read more